Tottenham: Lucas Bergvall explains decision to sign new Spurs contract | OneFootball

Swedish midfielder has committed his long-term future to Spurs by agreeing six-year deal

Bergvall has impressed since joining Spurs in a £8.5m deal from Djurgarden last summer

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Lucas Bergvall has said he wants to “win everything” at Tottenham after signing a new six-year contract.

Bergvall has agreed a deal to 2031 following an impressive first season in the Premier League since his £8.5million move from Djurgarden last summer.

The 19-year-old Swedish midfielder has been one of the shining lights in a difficult season for Spurs, who face Bodo/Glimt in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final on Thursday.

Bergvall says Spurs are a club “with great ambitions” and he wants to win major silverware.

Bergvall scored the winner against Liverpool in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final

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Explaining his decision to commit his long-term future to the club, Bergvall said: “It’s a club with great ambitions, I’m really enjoying being here and playing for this amazing football club.

“Short-term, Europa League. Of course the goal is to win everything. And that’s what we try to do. Now we go on Thursday.”

Bergvall was expected to take time to settle in the Premier League but he has established himself as a key player under Ange Postecoglou.

“I’ve learned a lot,” he said. “Coming to a new country, a new culture, of course I had Deki (Dejan Kulusevski) helping me a lot in the beginning but still, living on your own, making food and everything... it’s not only to be a footballer to train every day, it’s everything around it.

“You have to take care of the car, the house or apartment... everything really, so I think I’ve developed a lot as a person as well as a player.

“I think I worked really hard for this and with help from my team-mates and the staff, I’ve developed a lot this season.

“If you compare to the beginning of the season, I came from the Swedish league, I had a lot to learn and needed to settle down a little bit but I think around Christmas and before that, I started to get more time (on the pitch) and I started to develop and learn more with help from my team-mates and the staff.”