Sponsored by. LUCAS BERGVALL reckons his rapid rise at injury-ravaged Tottenham shows he was right to snub Barcelona. The Swede, 18, looked set to join the LaLiga giants last January but opted for North London at the eleventh hour. And one key reason for the change of heart was a feeling that his chances of getting game-time were higher at Spurs.
![[Lucas Bergvall of Tottenham Hotspur during an FA Cup match.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025-lucas-bergvall-tottenham-fa-963470187.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Bergvall officially moved from Djurgarden in July for £8.5million — and is set to make his 27th appearance of the season in today’s Premier League clash with Leicester. He has started five of Spurs’ last six games, netting his first goal for the club in a 1-0 win over Liverpool earlier this month, in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final.
![[Ange Postecoglou, Tottenham Hotspur manager, coaching during a match.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/tottenham-hotspur-manager-ange-postecoglou-966081185.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Bergvall said: “When I decided, I thought that Tottenham was the best club for me. It is a great club with good ambitions. “I feel I am getting better every day. Training with all the boys and all the staff, I’m getting used to it. “It’s not an easy change coming from the Swedish league.
![[Lucas Bergvall's Tottenham Hotspur 2024-25 season statistics.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/the-sun-22-23-transfer-auto-5e79d1fb-aed1-4dca-a8ff-ac6d2e0ec4a4.png?strip=all&w=960)
“Everything is different. The running, the physical part… everything.”. There was a lot of excitement around Bergvall when he first arrived, particularly after rejecting a club as mighty as Barca. JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS. His new team-mate Pape Matar Sarr added to the hype in August when asked which of the club’s summer signings had impressed him most.
![[Three dejected Tottenham Hotspur players after a soccer match.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/pedro-porro-son-heung-min-965055452_47d6f6.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
The Senegal star — who is a doubt for today’s game — said: “Lucas. He is a really great player. “I really love his style. He’s never under pressure when he’s on the ball. Technically, he’s fantastic. He’s bound to be one of the world’s top players. He’s got all the assets. With work, he’ll get to the very top.”.
