Tottenham Hotspur fans will have cause for concern after the latest international break has left one of their most exciting players with an injury that has forced him to withdraw from the national team.
Lucas Bergvall’s difficult start
It has been a fairly difficult start to life in North London for Lucas Bergvall. After signing for Tottenham back in January, the Swedish starlet had to wait six months to make his big arrival at the club after spending the rest of the 2023/24 campaign with his former club, Djurgardens.
The 18-year-old has made a strong impact behind the scenes at Spurs, though, with Ange Postecoglou and the rest of the coaching staff seemingly very impressed by his talents and efforts in training.
First-team opportunities have been relatively hard to come by for Bergvall, though, with the youngster used sparingly in the Premier League.
He did get a starting spot in the Europa League opener against Qarabag, but was replaced early in the first half after Radu Dragusin‘s red card forced Postecoglou to alter things tactically. Then, when given a place in the starting XI for the next game against Ferencvaros, Bergvall struggled to assert himself and appeared clumsy on the ball.
The teenage talent has made a breakthrough at international level, though, and has now been involved with the Sweden men’s team for the last two sets of games. But, this has come at a cost.
A minor injury for Bergvall
Bergvall was an unused substitute for the 2-2 draw against Slovakia on Friday, and will now be ruled out of the upcoming fixture with Estonia after picking up an injury.
The extent of the issue is unknown at this stage, but the Swedish FA, via FotbollDirekt, announced: “Lucas Bergvall has suffered a minor injury and will not be available for tonight’s game against Estonia in the Nations League. The midfielder has left the men’s national team’s gathering in Estonia to focus on his rehabilitation.”
Tottenham’s injury list is nearly clear
It is a shame for Bergvall to have this setback now, as he was just starting to get his foot in the door at Spurs, but hopefully, it’s only a little knock. It’s also a shame for Spurs, too, with the injury list there just beginning to improve with the imminent recoveries of Heung-min Son, Wilson Odobert, and Richarlison.
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The Hammers will be back in action in just five day’s time, with a huge Premier League clash with Tottenham on the horizon.
It has been claimed that numerous key Tottenham players could be back to full fitness in time for the game this week.
Although there are concerns about Micky van de Ven being played in the left-back position for The Netherlands, due to his hamstring problems in the past.
Meanwhile, the Hammers will be without Niclas Fullkrug, who remains injured after picking up an Achilles problem and a calf issue this time last month.
Julen Lopetegui will be desperate for his players to put in a big performance for him against Spurs, as will the fans.
The Hammers head coach is under intense pressure at the London Stadium right now, but a win against our fiercest rivals in the Premier League will drastically change the narrative.
However, a message has just been posted on social media that will fill Lopetegui, the West Ham players and the fans with dread…
Official Insta message West Ham fans were dreading ahead of Tottenham
The Hammers fans will be fully aware of just how difficult the upcoming game against Spurs will be on Saturday.
They are a very good team, and each and every one of our players will have to be 100 per cent on it, if they are to return to East London with a positive result to show for their efforts.
With that in mind, the latest news coming out of north London is great for them, but not so good for us…
Heung-min Son has taken to his official Instagram account to provide an update on his injury ahead of the big London derby this weekend.
The South Korea international has suggested that he’s closing in on a return to action:
Now, if Son is ready to play against us on Saturday, it will be a massive boost for Tottenham, and really bad news for West Ham.
Son back for Spurs vs Hammers a big blow for us
The 32-year-old has been one of the best and most consistent attackers in the Premier League over the past nine years.
He has bagged a super impressive 164 goals and 86 assists in 415 games in all competitions for Spurs since he moved to the north London club from Bayer Leverkusen in 2015.
Despite his advancing years, Son remains one of the most prolific, clinical forwards in the game, and he still has plenty of pace.
The West Ham defenders will have to be on their A games if Heung-min Son does indeed start for Tottenham on Saturday.
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