{"id":239951,"date":"2026-04-23T06:40:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T06:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/23\/chelsea-arsenal-lead-race-to-sign-lucas-bergvall\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T06:40:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T06:40:41","slug":"chelsea-arsenal-lead-race-to-sign-lucas-bergvall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/23\/chelsea-arsenal-lead-race-to-sign-lucas-bergvall\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea &#038; Arsenal lead race to sign Lucas Bergvall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/topics\/chelsea\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"Chelsea news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chelsea<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/topics\/arsenal\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Arsenal News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arsenal<\/a> are reportedly leading the race to sign <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/topics\/tottenham-hotspur\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Tottenham news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tottenham<\/a> Hotspur midfielder Lucas Bergvall, as per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamtalk.com\/news\/lucas-bergvall-transfer-news-arsenal-chelsea-raid-tottenham\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">TEAMtalk<\/span><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Blues enjoyed success under Enzo Maresca last term, winning the Conference League and Club World Cup, but they have endured a dire campaign this season.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ljdqp69e9beedc9bed\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rememore.com\/hair-transplant-in-turkey#utm_source=footbal-talk&amp;utm_id=footbal-talk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-225247\" src=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FootballTalk_New_Chapter-rememore.png\" alt=\"Rememore new hair\" width=\"400\" height=\"333\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Liam Rosenior\u2019s side are in danger of missing out on <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/tag\/champions-league\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"20\" title=\"Champions League\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Champions League<\/a> football. So, it has been suggested that Chelsea are planning to remain active this summer to revamp the squad and turn the situation around next campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Now, <em>TEAMtalk<\/em> claim that Chelsea are \u2018keen\u2019 on signing Bergvall by taking advantage of Tottenham\u2019s current difficult situation and have been monitoring his situation closely before making a concrete approach during the offseason.<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham have surprisingly found themselves in a relegation scrap, sitting two points behind safety, as a result, speculation surrounding their key players\u2019 future has been emerging.<\/p>\n<p>However, Spurs consider the Swedish international as a key player for their long-term future and have no intention of parting ways with him. Bergvall is even happy to stay at the Lilywhites, but Tottenham might be forced to sell him this summer if they eventually fail to stay in the <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/tag\/premier-league\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"21\" title=\"Premier League\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a> to balance the books.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from Chelsea, Arsenal are also in this race and have been keeping a close eye on his situation. Moreover, <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/tag\/aston-villa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"24\" title=\"Aston Villa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aston Villa<\/a>, Fiorentina, <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/tag\/barcelona\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"28\" title=\"Barcelona news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barcelona<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/topics\/liverpool\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"Liverpool news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liverpool<\/a> are interested in him as well.<\/p>\n<h2>Battle<\/h2>\n<p>But Arsenal and Chelsea are currently the frontrunners in this race, having already done the groundwork for this deal. Considering the fierce rivalry between Arsenal and Tottenham, Roberto De Zerbi\u2019s side don\u2019t want to sell Bergvall to <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/tag\/mikel-arteta\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"18\" title=\"Mikel Arteta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mikel Arteta<\/a>\u2019s side.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, Chelsea are currently ahead of Arsenal in this race and are even preparing to launch \u2018imaginative proposals\u2019 to tempt Spurs to let him leave.<\/p>\n<p>Bergvall is valued at around \u00a335m by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/lucas-bergvall\/profil\/spieler\/866246\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Transfermarkt<\/span><\/a> and still has a contract until 2031. Meaning, Tottenham are likely to demand a big fee to let him leave.<\/p>\n<p>Bergvall is a box-to-box midfielder by trait but is also comfortable in the defensive midfield position. Furthermore, he can provide cover in the CAM position if needed.<\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old is a highly talented player and could be a shrewd acquisition for Arsenal or Chelsea should either club eventually manage to secure his service.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--mvp-post-tags--><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--posts-nav-link--><\/p>\n<div class=\"mvp-org-wrap\" itemprop=\"publisher\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\">\n<div class=\"mvp-org-logo\" itemprop=\"logo\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/new-logo.png\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/new-logo.png\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!--mvp-org-logo--><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Football Talk | Premier League News\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!--mvp-org-wrap-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/231850\/chelsea-arsenal-lead-race-to-sign-lucas-bergvall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea and Arsenal are reportedly leading the race to sign Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Lucas Bergvall, as per TEAMtalk. The Blues enjoyed success under Enzo Maresca last term, winning the Conference League and Club World Cup, but they have endured a dire campaign this season. Liam Rosenior\u2019s side are in danger of missing out on Champions [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":239952,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6807],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-239951","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leagues-cups"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=239951"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239951\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/239952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=239951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=239951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}