Tottenham Hotspur have agreed a deal with Djurgårdens IF for Lucas Bergvall to arrive at the Premier League side in the summer.
This operation has helped the Swedish side develop a good relationship with Spurs. Earlier this month, Djurgårdens sporting director Bosse Andersson revealed his side are in talks with Tottenham about a partnership.
Andersson has been speaking to Fotbollskanalen, where he revealed that a new meeting has been scheduled with Tottenham on Friday and Saturday, to discuss a partnership and potential transfers.
The website states the director will be accompanied by Djurgårdens IF CEO Henrik Berggren, to north London. They will meet Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy, sporting director Johan Lange and other senior figures at the Premier League side.
“We are going there to meet Tottenham, and there are some soft values involved,” he said.
“We’ll be at their training facility and get an insight into their operations, and have dinner on Friday evening. Then we’ll be at the stadium on Saturday and see their match against Crystal Palace, while we are then invited to the management of Tottenham.”
Earlier this month, Andersson had stated Tottenham are open to the idea of playing a friendly against Djurgårdens IF in Stockholm in the future, as part of the Bergvall deal.
The director talked about that and also said his side could benefit from the partnership with Ange Postecoglou’s side.
“There’s partly a curiosity about Djurgården, and also a curiosity on our part. You can discuss what you can do, and we’ll play a match against each other in Stockholm. Then there are also other things. It’s the same with running a club. Even if the numbers are bigger, there are many similar challenges. You can get inspiration and exchange, which can enrich Djurgården, not just on the pitch,” Andersson explained.
The Djurgårdens IF official won’t rule out the chance of Tottenham sending some of their players on loan to Sweden in the future.
“I don’t rule it out [loans], but it’ll be very much linked to what it can bring on the pitch. You should focus on what it can enrich and do as a club, both our players and managers can get inspiration from their activities,” he added.
“Sweden is an important market for Tottenham, and they know there are many Swedes who have been supporting Tottenham since the the 1970s. Tottenham became very popular, and it’s like Levy said, that it’s obvious with a football match. It was natural 20-30 years ago.”
