NEW SPURS wonderkid Lucas Bergvall has hit back at claims that he used Barcelona to get a better deal out of Tottenham.
Ex Barca scout Bojan Krkic snr, dad of the former Stoke star of the same name, also questioned Bergvall’s ambition after the highly-rated midfielder chose to leave Swedish side Djurgarden for North London instead of the Nou Camp.
But Bergvall, 18, said: “They can say what they want. I know what the truth is.”
Krkic snr claimed Bergvall’s girlfriend and mum steered him towards Spurs and his camp played Barca along to improve Tottenham’s offer.
Krkic said: “Where is the player’s ambition? Barça would be the opportunity of his life right now.”
When asked if the smears could be bitterness on Barcelona’s part, Bergvall said: “That could be the case, absolutely.
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“There was a lot of speculation, but it’s nice that everything has settled down and that I can focus only on Djurgården.”
Tottenham beat off a late challenge from two Premier League rivals to sign Bergvall, who had a trial at Manchester United when he was 14.
Bergvall, who cost Tottenham an initial £8.5m, and is currently on loan at Djurgarden, will arrive in the Premier League – midway through the Swedish season that runs from late March to November.
He revealed Spurs are working behind the scenes to prepare for his arrival, with either his mum or dad set to join him in England to help him settle.
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Bergvall told Aftonbladet: “One of them is moving with me for the first month so that I can get into it, then we’ll have to take care of things.
“It’s nice to have someone you can lean on, especially in the beginning.
“It is clear that we are in contact [with Spurs] and they are working to sort everything out, but not so much as regards football.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
