Tottenham Hotspur have been in pursuit of Lucas Bergvall in recent days and it looks as though Spurs still have a chance of signing him.
On Tuesday, reports were doing the rounds suggesting Tottenham had all-but lost out to Barcelona in the race for the Djurgardens midfielder.
However, Swedish outlet Expressen has now reported that Bergvall is yet to choose his next destination.
Indeed, the newspaper claimed that, according to sources, speculation claiming the 17-year-old had already picked Barca is ‘completely wrong’.
ccording to the report, Bergvall is now set to pick between Tottenham and Barca, both of whom have offered ‘massive’ five-year contracts to the player.
Expressen also noted how Spurs have a potential ace up their sleeve in fellow Swede Dejan Kulusevski, who came through the ranks at Brommapojkarna just like Bergvall.
The entire package of bonuses means that the transfer fee can reach as much as 220 million Swedish krone, or around £16.7million, added the report.
Tottenham still in with a chance of signing Lucas Bergvall
While Barca still appear to be frontrunners in the race for Bergvall, it’s good to hear from a Swedish source that the race is not over yet.
Tottenham already beat one traditional football giant earlier this month when Radu Dragusin picked Spurs over Bayern Munich.
Now, let’s see whether Tottenham have done (or maybe can yet do) enough to tempt Bergvall to pick London over Barcelona.
Spurs would be getting a top talent in Bergvall. He is a player who Jacek Kulig of Football Talent Scout likened to Ivan Rakitic and Joey Veerman.
Kulig also described Bergvall as a player who’s “elegant on the ball with a silky touch” and gave him an 8.5 out of 10 rating with regards to his potential.
Let’s see what happens over the next day-and-a-half. Hopefully there’ll be a twist in the tale that benefits Tottenham at the expense of Barca.
