Overview
- Tottenham have rebuffed several formal approaches this week, including Newcastle’s offer of about £46m and Nottingham Forest’s reported £38m opening bid.
- Spurs have publicly set their asking price at roughly £50m and say they will only sanction a departure if that valuation or an acceptable package is met.
- Lucas Bergvall has told Tottenham he wants to leave to secure regular first‑team minutes, but his contract through June 2031 leaves Spurs in control of negotiations.
- Nottingham Forest are preparing an improved offer in the region of £45m and view Bergvall as a priority replacement for Elliot Anderson while other Premier League clubs monitor the situation.
- Tottenham’s heavy summer midfield spending on players such as Sandro Tonali and Mateus Fernandes has reduced Bergvall’s pathway at the club and could either force a bidding contest or keep him in north London if no bidder meets Spurs’ price.