Lucas Bergvall opens up on taking ‘very big steps’ since officially joining Tottenham this summer
Tottenham Hotspur worked extremely hard behind the scenes over the summer transfer window to provide Ange Postecoglou with the tools to compete for a place in the Champions League and trophies this season.
Dominic Solanke arrived from Bournemouth as the marquee acquisition, becoming the club’s most expensive buy of all time at around £65m. Teenage troika Archie Gray, Yang Min-Hyeok and Wilson Odobert also made the permanent switch to N17, while the club re-signed Timo Werner on loan from RB Leipzig.
One player who officially joined the north London club in July was Lucas Bergvall. Tottenham secured the signature of Lucas Bergvall in an £8.5m deal from Djurgardens in the first week of February, beating out competition from the likes of Barcelona, Aston Villa and Wolves. Regarded as one of the hottest prospects in European football, Spurs seized the moment six months ago and sealed his deal.
Bergvall has adapted to life well at Spurs since moving from Sweden in July. He impressed during the pre-season tour of Asia, providing glimpses of his talent and huge potential. Big Ange certainly has high hopes from the teenage prodigy, who has already made his first-team debut for Tottenham and is now all set to feature in a competitive game for Sweden after being called up to the national team squad for the upcoming Nations League fixtures.
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The attacking midfielder has admitted that he has taken “very big steps” in the last two months and that he wasn’t aware of what “his expectations” were before officially joining Tottenham.
“I don’t know what my expectations were before, to be honest. I came into a tough but fun pre-season. It was very new. I just wanted to start playing football again after the holiday break. The only thing I knew was that it would be tough,” Bergvall was quoted by Football London.
“It was a motivation when I came to a new league with new people, new team-mates, new coaches, new facilities, diet, training, physical activity, everything.
“It feels like I have taken very big steps these two months. That I get into it more and more and have been able to adapt more to the game that is played in the Premier League.
“The quality of the players and the teams you face. It’s incredible quality, everywhere. It is not possible to make that many mistakes or any mistakes at all. You must always be ready. This is the case regardless of where you play, but now it can be punished a little easier.”
Bergvall has done a fine job after coming on as a substitute in Spurs’ three Premier League games thus far. He is still adapting to the fast-paced and physical nature of the Premier League, and having already received an earful from goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario following a small mistake during the game against Leicester City, the Sweden international would be more prepared in the games after the international break.
While the 18-year-old did make his debut for the national team back in January in a friendly game against Estonia, he is now all set to feature in the Nations League. Dejan Kulusevski, his compatriot and Spurs teammate, praised Bergvall for earning the call-up to the Sweden senior side. The experienced Spurs winger is expected to act as a mentor and guide for Bergvall over the international break.
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Given his maturity, calmness and talent, it won’t be long before Bergvall starts games for Big Ange’s side. As Tottenham will participate in the Europa League this season, expect the Swedish midfielder to get regular opportunities in that competition.
