Lucas Bergvall has delivered an assessment of his first season at Tottenham.
Lucas Bergvall has delivered a measured and thoughtful assessment of his first full season at Tottenham Hotspur, backing Roberto De Zerbi wholeheartedly while deflecting questions about his own future as he turns his full attention to Sweden’s World Cup campaign.
The 20-year-old midfielder addressed his limited playing time under De Zerbi with the kind of maturity that belies his age, refusing to express frustration while making clear his trust in the manager’s judgment. Bergvall said (h/t Chris Cowlin on X):
“I trust that he will field the best team to win the matches. I’m glad we made it. It’s been a tough season for me and the team, with injuries and so on. It’s nice to turn the page and focus on the World Cup.”
His endorsement of De Zerbi was equally generous and clearly genuine. He continued:
“He’s done well. He’s one of the reasons we’re still in the league. It’s clear that he’ll stay. It was only a few games been on the bench.”
The acknowledgment that De Zerbi is one of the reasons Tottenham survived carries weight coming from a player who was inside the dressing room throughout the most turbulent period of the season. Bergvall has witnessed first-hand the transformation the Italian engineered from the moment he walked through the door, and his verdict reflects that proximity to the process.
Lucas Bergvall is focused on the World Cup
When the conversation turned to his own future at the club, Bergvall was careful and composed. He stated:
“It’s not something I’m focusing on right now. It’s been a tough season, as I said. But now the focus is on the World Cup and being here.”
The response is diplomatically crafted and entirely understandable from a player who has Chelsea, Liverpool, and Fiorentina all previously reported as interested in his signature. It neither confirms nor denies anything, which in itself tells its own story. A player entirely certain of his future at a club rarely sidesteps the question so carefully.
What is clear is that Bergvall approaches the World Cup as one of Sweden’s most exciting talents, with a full pre-season under De Zerbi to come and the opportunity to establish himself definitively as a cornerstone of the new Tottenham upon his return.