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Tottenham to carry out tests on midfielder after international break injury blow
Tottenham starlet Lucas Bergvall has returned to London after withdrawing from the Sweden national team squad on Monday due to a calf problem.
Tottenham medical staff are due to assess Lucas Bergvall in the coming days after the 18-year-old midfielder sustained a calf problem while away on international duty.
The Swedish FA confirmed on Monday that the teenager would miss their Nations League clash with Estonia which later ended in a routine 3-0 victory for Jon Dahl Tomasson’s side.
The message being relayed, however, is that the issue is not thought to be serious, though Spurs want to run the rule over the problem ahead of this weekend’s Premier League clash with West Ham on Saturday afternoon.
Bergvall complained about discomfort in the back of his calf during a training session and therefore, Sweden decided it would be best if the player returned to north London following consolation with Spurs’ medical staff.
The Scandinavian prodigy has been battling a separate fitness concern in recent weeks after also suffering from groin pain following Tottenham’s 2-1 Europa League win over Ferencvaros TC in Hungary. Swedish sources indicate the decision to release Bergvall from the national team squad was precautionary.
The young maestro has played just 46 minutes of Premier League action so far this season since signing from Djurgardens but has started each of Spurs’ two Europa League matches, plus the 2-1 Carabao Cup win at Coventry City in September.
Even if he is able to prove his fitness before the weekend, it’s unlikely he will start the match against the Hammers when the Premier League returns following a two-week break.
Bergvall has had to show patience since sealing his dream £8.5million transfer as he continues to learn his trade from the likes of Son Heung-min and James Maddison but he is highly-rated at Hotspur Way and there is optimism that it won’t be long before he breaks into Ange Postecoglou’s starting XI.
He was recently subbed after just 12 minutes in the 3-0 European win over Qarabag following Radu Dragusin’s seventh-minute red card. Bergvall has since said of his withdrawal: “Of course I was disappointed, but you should be. I completely understood the decision. It was just a matter of letting go and moving on.”
Postecoglou’s side are looking to bounce back from the gut-wrenching 3-2 defeat at Brighton in which they had led 2-0. The sickening second-half collapse at the Amex ended a run of five straight victories in all competitions and also left Tottenham languishing in ninth place in the Premier League following an inconsistent start to the campaign.
