On November 1st, Lucas Bergvall suffered a head injury in Tottenham Hotspur’s league defeat to Chelsea. Xavi Simons replaced the Sweden international in the seventh minute.
Since then, Bergvall has missed Tottenham’s fixtures against FC Copenhagen and Manchester United due to the concussion.
This didn’t stop new Sweden manager Graham Potter from including the 19-year-old in his squad for November’s matches. A week ago, Potter said he remains hopeful the Tottenham player can be fit to face Switzerland and Slovenia.
Fotbollskanalen now report the midfielder will initially receive ‘special treatment’ with the national team. They have relayed comments made by Potter.
The manager spoke to reporters at a press conference on Monday and was asked about the Spurs player. He’s currently with the Sweden camp but won’t be allowed to head the ball in training initially.
“He will train tomorrow [Tuesday], but no heading. He will probably be able to train tomorrow. But we have to examine him, he is not here yet. I will speak to him and the doctors, but as I understand it, he will be there tomorrow,” he said.
Sweden face Switzerland in a World Cup qualifier on Saturday. The national team boss remains hopeful Bergvall can return to full training on Thursday. He also made it clear the youngster won’t be rushed until there’s a clearance from the medical staff.
“Around Thursday, I would think. But again, I will probably get into trouble if I don’t double-check with the doctors,” Potter explained.
“The most important thing, from Lucas’s point of view, is that they give the go-ahead. But as I understand it, it will be at the end of the week.”