TOTENHAM PUT MORE MONEY FOR THE SWEDISH
Bergvall's representatives 'played' with Barça to improve Tottenham's offer
Published:6/02/2024 - 00:07h
Updated:6/02/2024 - 04:03h
Lucas Bergvall signed for Tottenham last week in a move that took the FC Barcelona board by surprise. The Swedish midfielder seemed to opt for wearing the culé shirt, but the 'spurs' put more money on the table
The fallido signing of Lucas Bergvall has a lot that see with the strategy chosen by his agents to obtain the highest offer possible. As it has confirmed 'SPORT', further of the supposed wish of the footballer for playing in the Barça, his representatives took advantage of the Barcelona interest to ask a greater commission by his signing, which turned around the 20 % of the total cost of the operation (10 million euros).
For the Barça, the ideal was fichar to the mediocentro of 17 years by a mount near to the 8 'kilos', an offer that the 'spurs' did not take in improving. At the end, the Swedish signed by five seasons, until June of 2029 and will incorporate to the pre-season under the orders of the Greek Ange Postecoglou in July. In the meantime, it will follow playing with the Djurgardens until finalising the 2023/24.
The another key factor of the signing of Bergvall by the Tottenham
In addition to the economic factor, another key factor in the decision of the Swedish player was the possibility to sign an agreement with the first team. By the contrary, the Barça offered him fichar by the filial, although the managerial promised him dynamics with the first team according to his performance. This conditioned notably the cost of the operation and of the premium of signing, leaving more money in the arks of the agents of Bergvall.
In this regard, the sportive director of the Djurgardens, Bo Anderson, desveló how handled the negotiation by the Swedish footballer. "We put us to work quietly with the Tottenham while to the means took them quite time to darse . The 'spurs' remained impressed", said the director of the club in where the mediocentro plays from February of 2023.
By his part, Deco, the one who did not take in warning the strategy of the representatives of the youngster, left clear the posture of the club. "It is a young player, one more than which follow. The good signal is that we are attentive to the market. Have a line of performance to bring to players that want to come to the Barça. If they do not want to come, that have luck in other projects. It does not be necessary to give him more importance to this subject", puntualizó the Barcelona sportive director.
