Forest set to make £45m offer for Spurs' Bergvall

Nottingham Forest are preparing to submit a £45million bid for Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Lucas Bergvall, according to BBC Sport. The club’s earlier offer of £38million for the 20‑year‑old Sweden international was rejected by Spurs last week. BBC Sport understands that Bergvall is keen on a move to the City Ground, having featured only sporadically at the end of the previous season under Tottenham head coach Roberto de Zerbi, where he was rarely deployed in his preferred holding role. When questioned about the prospect of Bergvall joining the squad during his first press conference as Forest’s new head coach on Thursday, Oliver Glasner avoided naming the player directly but offered the following remarks: "I person 1 spot and weakness, it's impatience. Sometimes it's a strength, sometimes it's a weakness." "Of course, I would person hoped they already trained with america connected the different side." "It's intolerable due to the fact that the players we're present talking to they play astatine the World Cup truthful are inactive connected vacation. I'm beauteous convinced we volition person a fewer players joining america successful Portugal [on a grooming camp]." Bergvall transferred to Tottenham from Djurgården in 2024 and was subsequently named the club’s Player of the Year after an impressive debut Premier League campaign that culminated in Spurs ending a 17‑year trophy drought with victory in the Europa League. He signed a new contract extending to 20