Lucas Bergvall signs new Tottenham contract as statement made

Lucas Bergvall has signed a new Tottenham contract until 2031, it has been confirmed. The new deal adds two years onto his current stay in north London.

After joining from Djugarden in Sweden, his home country, over the summer, Bergvall has had a fine breakout season in England. He has played 45 times in all competitions, starting 24.

Having agreed to move to Spurs in February, Bergvall’s position in Ange Postecolgou’s squad has shifted rapidly to becoming a key player. His new deal is a reflection of that and now commits him to the club for over six years.

In January 2024 he made his senior international debut and has played four times in total. Speaking in a video to promote his new deal, Bergvall said: “Last year I chose to come here. This year I choose to stay here. Come on you Spurs.”

Bergvall has been one of the few bright sparks in an otherwise disastrous season for Tottenham. They sit 16th in the Premier League after 34 games and are just one point above West Ham.

Postecoglou’s focus has remained on the Europa League as a possible backdoor entry into the Champions League. His side face Bodo/Glimt in the semi-finals and Bergvall is expected to be a major part in the ambitions to go all the way to the final, played at the home of Athletic Club in Bilbao.

On Sunday he was selected alongside Archie Gray in a youthful midfield at Anfield for the 5-1 defeat. Pape Matar Sarr and Dejan Kulusevski came on at half time but Bergvall completed the game with James Maddison instead being hooked.

Bergvall has also been asked to play in defence with Gray. Both youngsters have operated out of position due to a plague of injuries and have shown flashes of their talent.

Coming in at just 18, Bergvall was initially a fringe player in the Premier League for Postecoglou but came to his own over the winter period. Forced to play in a number of roles, he has hardly been out of the team since.

Bergvall’s only goal came in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg at home against Liverpool. He has been an ever present in the Europa League, assisting three so far.

Writing earlier this month, football.london‘s Tottenham correspondent Alasdair Gold went as far as including Bergvall in his shortlist for the club’s player of the season award. “That the senior Spurs players look to give him the ball as much as possible says it all,” Gold wrote.

“There has been the odd low as he continues to learn, like the recent mistake at Wolves, but there have been some big moments as well with the goal against Liverpool in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg and a trio of assists in the Europa League. Mostly, though, it’s been about Bergvall’s industry in the centre of the park, his willingness to take the ball and get it moving up the pitch.

“Either through spins, dribbles or passes and there’s a little bit of the Mousa Dembele way about how he pirouettes out of trouble sometimes. He’s only going to get better as well.”

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• Source: NEWHD MEDIA