Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Sport
Nizaar Kinsella

Tottenham set for £17m deadline day battle with Barcelona for teenage star Lucas Bergvall

Tottenham remain in the race for £17million-rated Djurgardens youngster Lucas Bergvall, who is deciding between the north Londoners and Barcelona on Wednesday night.

The 17-year-old midfielder visited Spurs training ground on Monday but is now in Barcelona before making his final decision.

It’s unclear which club the one-time Sweden international will pick, as he makes his final decision before completing a move on deadline day tomorrow.

Bergvall has followed a similar pathway to Spurs winger Dejan Kulusevski, spending his youth career with IF Brommapojkarna before moving to Djurgardens, a bigger club in the capital of Stockholm.

LIVE BLOG: Follow all the latest Tottenham transfer news and rumours

Eintracht Frankfurt were also interested but are considered out of the race.

Bergvall has played the majority of his 34 senior matches in midfield. At 14, he previously went on trial with Manchester United.

Spurs have been the biggest spenders in the Premier League this January, signing defender Radu Dragusin from Genoa for £26.7m and bringing in Timo Werner on loan from RB Leipzig.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.