Unhappy Tottenham players should leave - De Zerbi

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Lucas Bergvall, who joined the club from Djurgården in 2024, featured only sporadically toward the end of last season under head coach Roberto De Zerbi. The 20‑year‑old started De Zerbi’s first match in charge – a 1‑0 victory at Sunderland – and subsequently made four appearances as a substitute. Since then Spurs have bolstered their midfield with the acquisitions of Sandro Tonali for a reported £100 million from Newcastle United and Mateus Fernandes for £85 million from West Ham United. Discussing Bergvall’s future, De Zerbi stated, “I person not spoken with Lucas yet,” said De Zerbi. “I volition successful the adjacent days and we volition marque the champion determination for the club, for Lucas, for me, for each 1 of us, without problems. Lucas is simply a big, large talent.” He added, “There volition beryllium a large contention to play due to the fact that astatine the end, I deliberation we volition beryllium 2 players for each position.” Regarding the player’s wishes, De Zerbi said, “If helium wants to stay, I volition beryllium happy. Otherwise, we person to find a caller solution with [sporting director] Johan Lange, with [chief executive] Vinai [Venkatesham]. It's not my concern aft the determination to leave.” On the club’s transfer activity, he noted, “First of all, I deliberation it's not finished yet, our transportation marketplace window,” helium added. “We person to finish, we person to bring different mates of, possibly more, possibly not less, but a mates of players.” Tottenham are currently in New Zealand for pre‑season preparations, with wingers Mohammed Kudus (thigh) and Dejan Kulusevski (knee) absent as they continue their rehabilitation. De Zerbi commented on Kudus, “Kudus is precise close. I deliberation erstwhile we travel backmost to London helium volition beryllium disposable to commencement moving with us,” said De Zerbi. “It's a large happening for us. Kudus is different important player.” He continued, “Kulusevski, we person to spot successful the adjacent mates of weeks. He's different important player. After 1 season, 1 implicit season, without a game, we person to analyse amended and better, don't instrumentality risks, archetypal of each for him and past for us.” Meanwhile, attacking midfielder Xavi Simons reflected on his recent anterior cruciate ligament injury, telling the club’s website, “I couldn't sleep, I didn't devour for 1 week,” helium told Tottenham's website. “I was successful a batch of pain. I was vomiting and felt dizzy, it was everything. That pain, I don't privation no-one to spell done that pain.” He added, “I don't cognize what it's similar for different players but, for me, it was similar my full assemblage was saying similar 'what happened?'” Simons concluded, “This is what it is. I'm blessed and successful a bully spot now.”