Djurgarden chief Kisfaludy: Deki and Ange - why Bergvall chose Spurs over Barcelona

Djurgarden sports chief Peter Kisfaludy has explained why Lucas Engvall signed for Tottenham ahead of Barcelona.

Engvall famously was in Barcelona the very same week he eventually signed with Spurs.

"I knew all along that it would be Tottenham. Because I talked to Dejan Kulusevski. I messaged him and said Lucas is coming down, so take good care of him. Dejan is fantastic and has a huge amount of experience despite being only 24 years old. No one seems to go wrong with Dejan," Kisfaludy told Sportbladet.

Kisfaludy believes that an earlier meeting between Bergvall and Kulusevski had a big impact.

"It was when Dejan played for Juventus three years ago. When we were down there, we were at Dejan's house for dinner and it was the first time we met. Now after that it was of course bingo. That Lucas got to sit with Dejan for a whole evening. I think that was important."

In the end, Bergvall chose between Tottenham ahead of Spanish giants Barcelona.

"He got a better feeling and that is not so strange. When the coach Ange Postecoglou takes the time and sits down with him and says that he loves young players and that he will get the chance here if he works hard. Compare that to Barcelona, where you didn't even know who would coach the team..."