Brighton and Hove Albion are ready to table a record-breaking offer to sign Tottenham star Lucas Bergvall ahead of Nottingham Forest and Newcastle, according to TEAMtalk.
Spurs have improved their midfield this summer with a £185m splurge to bring in Mateus Fernandes from West Ham and Sandro Tonali from Newcastle, breaking their club record twice in the process. But those moves saw Bergvall ask to leave the club, with major interest from several Premier League clubs.
But now a new club has entered the race for his signature, and it's reported that they are ready to blow everyone out of the water to get a deal done.
Brighton Ready £60m Move for Bergvall
Bergvall, who has been described as 'incredible', is one of the top young midfielders in the Premier League, and he is keen to play regularly to continue his development.
Spurs have already rejected a bid from Nottingham Forest worth £38m, while Newcastle also made a move but saw their £46m offer knocked back too, as they put a £60m valuation on the Sweden international.
But it has now emerged that Brighton are ready to enter the race and table a record-breaking bid that matches that valuation in order to get the 19-year-old in at the AMEX Stadium, as they look to strengthen their own midfield options for the new season.
It's understood that Brighton's recruitment team have identified Bergvall as a priority target, and they believe that they can help him develop into one of the next big stars of the Premier League, which fits perfectly into their model of transfers.
Tottenham are reluctant to lose Bergvall, however, his desire to leave and the money on offer is likely to prove too difficult to turn down. Brighton are ready to test their resolve with a mega bid, which would hijack the interest of Forest and Newcastle, who have so far been reluctant to match Spurs' valuation.
Tottenham Losing a Top Talent
Bergvall is an exceptional young midfielder, and if you told Spurs fans a few months ago that he'd be on the move this summer they likely would have been devastated.
But after seeing Fernandes and Tonali arrive, plus De Zerbi offloading a host of young talent such as Luka Vuskovic, Tynan Thompson, and Will Lankshear, then it probably isn't much of a surprise to see the ambitious talent looking to move on.
A £60m fee will soften the blow, and will undoubtedly help Spurs to strengthen the squad further in this market, but it won't change the fact that Tottenham will be losing a top talent for the future, and strengthening a Premier League rival who are keen to take their place in the table.