Tottenham Hotspur have changed a lot over the last year.
Spurs are no longer the side who are terrible on the transfer market – their recruitment has improved massively since the end of last season.
Ange Postecoglou was brought in last summer, and since then, Tottenham have signed outstanding players like James Maddison, Guglielmo Vicario and Micky van de Ven.
The focus on youth has been evident too. Spurs have signed the likes of Lucas Bergvall, Luka Vušković and Ashley Phillips, and they are all viewed as huge talents for the future.
Now, a pundit has suggested that one player has made a mistake by agreeing to join Tottenham.
Pundit says Lucas Bergvall made a mistake joining Tottenham because of James Maddison
Tottenham were among very few clubs to be active in the January transfer window.
Spurs signed Radu Dragusin from Genoa and Timo Werner on loan from RB Leipzig. The other deal they secured was for young Lucas Bergvall.
The teenager looked like he was on his way to Barcelona, but Tottenham hijacked that deal in the last minute and convinced the youngster to make the move to North London.
Tottenham fans are excited to see how Bergvall will fare when he comes to Spurs this summer, but a former Sweden international-turned-pundit has expressed his doubts.
Martin Åslund has suggested that Bergvall made a mistake joining Tottenham because he is not going to replace James Maddison in the starting XI.
He has further claimed that the youngster will eventually end up in one of the Benelux countries – most likely Belgium or Netherlands – and become the GOAT there, but he just won’t succeed at Tottenham.
Åslund said on Studio Allsvenskan: “I think he will be a very good national team player. I think he ends up in a top team in the Benelux and there he can become the GOAT [Greatest of all time].
“Will he replace James Maddison at Tottenham? I hope I’m wrong and that he does, but I don’t think so. People take what I say the wrong way, Lucas is an incredible footballer. If you see how Bergvall plays football, he is an opportunist, he often does the difficult things.
“If you’re going to play in the Premier League and have that role, you have to check which other players have it, how many Swedish players have that role? There are extremely few, so then Lucas Bergvall must become one of the best players in Swedish history.
“Am I sure he will be? No, I don’t think so.”
What Johan Lange has said about Lucas Bergvall is very interesting
Martin Åslund’s prediction about Lucas Bergvall will not fill Tottenham fans with a lot of confidence, but we must say, the youngster is a phenomenal talent.
Barcelona will not want to sign you if you’re only good enough to play in Belgium and the Netherlands.
Tottenham have a really exciting talent on their hands, and Johan Lange, who was the man who sealed the deal, has already delivered his verdict on Bergvall.
The Tottenham sporting director, to many people’s surprise, confirmed that Bergvall will immediately be a part of Ange Postecoglou’s first-team.
That rules out a loan move in the summer, which is interesting as Bergvall has never played in the top-five leagues before.
Lange said: “Lucas is a very mature player despite just turning 18. He’s a box-to-box midfielder, very good in possession, made to control the game and a great work rate.
“He’s mature as a person and he has a very good family and support network around him. He has great potential, he will join in the summer and be a part of the first-team squad.”
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