Tottenham told they have their very own Jude Bellingham emerging in N17

David Bentley says Tottenham have a strong ball-carrying midfielder who reminds him of Jude Bellingham, but he is still very young.

Lucas Bergvall has made excellent progress since making his move to Tottenham Hotspur. It was obvious just from online compilations of the Swede’s play that he was a fine dribbler, but whether he possessed the quality to play in the Premier League remained unknown.

Bergvall has certainly removed any doubt, as he was excellent under Ange Postecoglou last season. However, there were questions over how important he would be to Thomas Frank.

The fact that Bergvall has started three matches for Tottenham this season has provided the answer. This includes the club’s two most recent matches, which both ended in victories.

Tottenham could have their very own Jude Bellingham

Former Spurs midfielder David Bentley has claimed that Bergvall plays in a similar way to Real Madrid and England star Jude Bellingham. He has praised the 19-year-old as a tempo setter, describing him as ‘positive’ and a ‘very good player’.

Bentley told talkSPORT: “He’s a great player, so positive on the ball. And if you’ve got a player like that in your team, making them forward runs. He’s like, you know, that Bellingham type, sort of running forward, that strong with the ball.

“And his head never goes down. He makes mistakes. And he seems like a player who can brush off mistakes easily. And to have a player like that in your team, it certainly sets that tempo.”

Bergvall is becoming more of an attacking threat at Spurs

Bellingham is a player who is not just good at taking the ball forward, but also gets plenty of goals and assists. Bergvall lacked this ability last season, but he is looking more creative and dangerous.

The Tottenham youngster registered a goal and an assist against West Ham and it was his cross against Villarreal which led to a goalkeeping blunder.

If Bergvall keeps up this form, he should expect to be named in the Tottenham starting lineup plenty of times from now on. 

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