The end-of-season awards are here at Cartilage Free Captain, and over the following few articles, Carty fans will get the chance to see the results they voted for.
In this article, you, the fans, voted in favor of Lucas Bergvall being crowned the young player of the season for Tottenham Hotspur. The club had an allotment of young talent this year who helped the side snap the 17-year and 41-year European trophy drought. Aside from Bergvall — who featured in 45 of the club's 60 matches this season — Archie Gray, Mikey Moore, Wilson Odobert, and Mathys Tel all received votes for the award.
Bergvall ran away with the award in a landslide as the 19-year-old midfielder became undroppable for Ange Postecoglou’s side. From making his debut for the club at Leicester City on Match Day 1 to bagging the lone goal in the 1-0 first-leg semi-final Carabao Cup tie against Liverpool, Bergvall proved that he had something special as he decided to join Tottenham over FC Barcelona last February.
In the 45 matches he was featured in, Bergvall scored his lone goal against Liverpool and added three assists. The numbers might not scream crazy success for the Swedish International, but many saw weekly growth on the pitch. From looking like a young teenager trying to find himself to controlling portions of matches, Bergvall helped Spurs through Europa League play, with two of his assists coming in Europe.
Unfortunately, Bergvall, like many others this season, was dealt with a significant injury that knocked the firey midfielder out for the final month of the season as he had to watch the side not only reach the Europa League final but hold on in the final minutes to secure the 1-0 victory over Manchester United.
Despite missing out on being on the pitch for the final in Bilbao, Bergvall and others who were sidelined had the chance to celebrate when that final whistle blew to achieve history for the club as they stand tied for second in all-time UEFA Cup/Europa League titles.
Initially joining the club for a rumored fee of £8.5 million from Djurgården last summer, Bergvall has eclipsed all the escalators in the deal between the two clubs with football.london sighting Djurgården sporting director Bosse Andersson as the agreement reached closer to £17 million.
Awarded Spurs’ Official Supporters’ Clubs (OSC) Player of the Season and both Player of the Season awards from One Hotspur Members and One Hotspur Juniors, Bergvall not only gained all the recognition for his play on the pitch but was awarded a new contract that sees him as a Lilywhite through the 2031 season.
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