Tottenham pulled off a most important transfer coup by beating Barcelona to a highly-rated wonderkid.
Lucas Bergvall turns 18 these days (Friday), allowing him to sign on the dotted line of a five-year deal at Tottenham, having chosen north London as his next destination rather of Barcelona. The fact Djurgardens’ outgoing midfield prodigy had the preference is a testomony to his vast talent, however having spent his entire career in Sweden for that reason far, he is by no capability a household name.
So who is the teenager Spurs have agreed to pay around £8.5million for earlier than welcoming him in the summer? Well, he has been on the radar of numerous pinnacle European clubs for quite some time.
Bergvall cut his teeth at Swedish second-tier outfit IF Brommapojkarna, with carrying director Peter Kisfaludy claiming the teen paid visits to German giants Bayern Munich and Serie A powerhouses Juventus all through his development. The Swede, described as an ‘exceptional talent’ due to his ‘technique and perception of the game’ with the aid of Kisfaludy, was once also reportedly on trial at Manchester United when he was 14.
Years later, Spurs and Barca would turn out to be embroiled in a January tug-of-war, which Djurgardens director of soccer Bosse Andersson claims was once some thing definitely new for the Swedish outfit. “I have worked in football for many years,” he said. “I have by no means seen whatever like this. Never.
“The hobby from the media is continually a lot, however the speculations. It’s unreal what is written. It’s in all likelihood unreal for [Bergvall] too. It’s very viable that he will be a player abroad this month. That we will agree [a deal] with a club.”
Although Bergvall has been with Djurgardens for the reason that December 2022, and will continue to be with the Allsvenskan aspect till the summer, he is the state-of-the-art in a growing line of top-level abilities to have handed via IF Brommapojkarna’s esteemed youth system.
Sporting celebrity Viktor Gyokeres developed his taste for goals with them whilst nevertheless a teenager, and Chelsea had been rumoured to be eyeing up his colossal £85m release clausethis winter. Dejan Kulusevski, meanwhile, spent a decade on the club’s books earlier than heading off to Italy in 2016.
Bergvall will naturally be eager to observe the duo – valued at a cumulative £132m – with the aid of making a telling influence at the top level. Kulusevski used to be reportedly existing and performing as an ‘ambassador’ for Tottenham chiefs when he showed his global team-mate round the club’s education amenities closing month.
Spurs’ incoming midfield starlet used to be a debutant and a goalscorer in the Swedish pinnacle flight with the aid of the age of 16, even though he admitted at the time that adjusting to the senior recreation wasn’t straightforward. “It has been a bit tough,” said Bergvall after making his first start in May remaining year. “I have not been used to the bodily [aspect], however it feels like I’ve gotten used to it now and come in extra and extra and can operate better.”
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After staring at his performance, Djurgardens boss Thomas Lagerlof had no doubts about Bergvall’s capacity to reduce it at the top level. “He has that little something extra,” he said. “He can park humans internal the pitch, he handles the bodily game, can make decisive passes.
“He is a complete player for his age. Then he can study from the extra installed players in terms of his positional play, however he has elevated his physicality. He used to be absolutely ready.”
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