Graham Potter issues Lucas Bergvall update after Tottenham star suffers concussion

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Graham Potter has included Tottenham attacking midfielder Lucas Bergvall in his first Sweden squad even though the 19-year-old is currently unavailable to play for Spurs due to concussion protocols

Graham Potter is optimistic he'll be able to call upon Tottenham attacking midfielder Lucas Bergvall during the international break - despite the playmaker suffering from concussion.

The 19-year-old took a ball to the side of the head in the opening exchanges of Spurs' frustrating 1-0 London derby defeat to Chelsea last weekend.

He attempted to continue but was stopped in his tracks by Tottenham's medical staff, who informed Thomas Frank that he was not able to continue.

As per the FA's concussion recovery protocols, Bergvall will be required to rest for a minimum of 12 days. However, he has still been included in Potter's squad for Sweden's do-or-die upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Switzerland and Slovenia.

Bergvall will be assessed by Sweden's medical staff but he should be available to train from Friday November 14 - one day out from the clash against Switzerland.

Potter said when explaining his decision to include the Spurs man in his squad: "As things stand right now, they are available. Lucas has had a concussion, but hopefully he can be there when it's time for us to play."

The Swedish youngster will be absent for Tottenham this weekend when they host Manchester United in the Premier League on Saturday.

Frank confirmed on Monday ahead of the 4-0 Champions League thrashing of Copenhagen that Bergvall had been ruled out of the club's next two fixtures.

The Dane said: “Lucas got concussion, which was probably pretty obvious from the footage.

"Big praise to the medical team because it’s a tricky situation to be in when it’s two minutes into a game and everything is on it, so well done to them because the players’ health is the most important thing.”

Sweden need to win both of their final two World Cup qualifiers to stand a chance of qualifying for next summer's finals via the play-off.

They do have a fallback option though as if they don't achieve second spot, they would be poised to feature in a mini four-team tournament in March for a shot at qualification as they won their UEFA Nations League group.

Potter is without Arsenal striker Viktor Gyokeres for this month's games as the 27-year-old attacker picked up a muscle injury after opening the scoring in the Gunners' 2-0 win at Burnley last weekend.

Liverpool forward Alexander Isak has also been included in the squad despite missing Liverpool's last four matches with a groin issue.