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Alasdair Gold

Strange rule leaves Destiny Udogie suspended as Lo Celso scores with rare moment for Reguilon

The seasons are coming towards their end for some of Tottenham's remaining players out on loan across Europe although one is still waiting to see whether he will return with a medal.

The army of Spurs players away from the club this season have mirrored their parent club's problems with plenty of ups and downs for the 11 stars that were sent out on loan across England, Spain, Italy and France. Three of the younger players, Troy Parrott, Dane Scarlett and Harvey White, all returned to Tottenham earlier this month following the conclusions of their domestic loan spells at Preston, Portsmouth and Derby respectively.

football.london takes a look below at how Tottenham's remaining eight loanees abroad got on as their league seasons continued to edge to a close.

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Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal)

Giovani Lo Celso came off the bench to score a late consolation goal for Villarreal in their 2-1 defeat at Rayo Vallecano on Sunday.

It was a rare header from the Argentine as he ghosted into the box unmarked to nod in a good cross from left-back Alfonso Pedraza.

Lo Celso had entered the game around the hour mark but could not turn around his team's fortunes despite his 83rd minute header.

The Argentina international is a wanted man with Aston Villa - where his former boss Unai Emery is in charge - and Villarreal both interested in taking him next season.

After such a frustrating first half of the term, with injury stopping him from featuring in Argentina's successful World Cup campaign, Lo Celso has been making up for lost time in the final weeks of the season with a string of promising performances, mostly from the bench, that have sparked that interest in his services.

Bryan Gil (Sevilla)

Bryan Gil continued his warm-up towards the Europa League final with a 62-minute stint as Sevilla went down 2-1 at home to Real Madrid in La Liga on Saturday.

The 22-year-old Spaniard came off with the score at 1-1 but Real Madrid scored soon after his departure through Rodrygo. The hosts' task became even harder in the 83rd minute when Marcos Acuna was sent off for a reckless challenge.

Gil was one of the stars last week of Sevilla's dramatic extra-time victory at home against Juventus in the second leg of their Europa League semi-final. He and Sevilla will now meet former Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho's Roma in the Europa League final next month.

The 22-year-old has so far made 22 appearances since arriving in the January transfer window, netting two goals and laying on three assists.

Sergio Reguilon (Atletico Madrid)

There was a first start of the season in La Liga for Sergio Reguilon. He played 70 minutes in Atletico's 2-1 victory against Real Sociedad at home on Sunday.

The Spaniard has finally been getting minutes to his name in recent weeks, with four appearances from the bench in the past six matches before this start.

Reguilon has only made 10 appearances in total for Atletico in what has been a nightmare season for the player since leaving Tottenham on loan due to injuries and illness.

Djed Spence and Joe Rodon (Rennes)

Djed Spence has already returned to Tottenham after picking up a knee injury and Joe Rodon continued in the way much of the second half of the campaign has gone for him with a unused appearance on the bench as Rennes beat Monaco 2-0 at home.

Rennes technical director Florian Maurice confirmed last week that the French club, who are fifth in Ligue 1, would not be looking to extend the loans of either of the Tottenham duo.

Rodon has played 21 times for Rennes during his season-long loan, scoring once, while Spence managed 10 appearances after his arrival in the winter window before the club's injured right-backs returned and he found himself out of the team and then matchday squads.

Destiny Udogie (Udinese)

Destiny Udogie missed out on Udinese's penultimate game of the season - a 3-2 defeat at Salernitana - after picking up his fifth yellow card last week.

The 20-year-old collected four yellow cards in his first six matches of the season but has not had a booking since September. However, Serie A rules appear to have no cut off date during a season so when Udogie picked up his next yellow card eight months later he ended up missing this Sunday's game through an accumulation of five yellow cards.

Udogie has played 33 times for Udinese this season with 2,665 minutes to his name and three goals and four assists from left wing-back.

Harry Winks (Sampdoria)

Harry Winks helped already-relegated Sampdoria to a point with another 90-minute showing in a 2-2 draw at home against Sassuolo on Friday.

Propping up the table, the Genoa-based club, who have big financial problems, are 12 points adrift of safety with a game remaining.

After recovering from ankle surgery Winks has played 20 times since the turn of the year, starting all but the first game after his return and has rarely been substituted.

Tanguy Ndombele (Napoli)

Tanguy Ndombele was again an unused substitute as Napoli drew 2-2 at Bologna on Sunday. The Frenchman had played in every Serie A match all the way back to August until a recent spell of four matches in a row spent sitting unused on the bench.

Ndombele did though join the ever-lengthening list of Tottenham players who have left the club and won silverware after Napoli clinched their first Scudetto in 33 years.

The 26-year-old has made 40 appearances for the Italian champions this season and will have that title winner's medal on his CV when his loan ends this summer.

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