Transfer news and rumours: Lucas Bergvall opens up on Tottenham future, Stoke sign £10m player

Lucas Bergvall has provided a caller update connected his aboriginal astatine Tottenham Hotspur pursuing Sweden’s exit from the 2026 World Cup.

The 20-year-old became Sweden’s youngest ever World Cup subordinate during the radical signifier earlier starting successful midfield successful Tuesday’s 3-0 defeat to France successful the past 32.

After the match, Bergvall was questioned implicit his nine aboriginal aft reports emerged past period claiming that helium has requested to permission Spurs this summer successful pursuit of a caller challenge.

As quoted by Sport Witness, Bergvall said: “I privation continuous matches successful my position. That is the lone goal. We’ll spot what happens successful the future. I’ve lone been focused connected the World Cup until now.”

The midfielder was past asked straight whether helium is keen to stay successful the Premier League, and helium replied: “As I said, my absorption has been connected the World Cup. We’ll woody with immoderate comes next. I don’t cognize – we’ll see.”

It is understood that Nottingham Forest are ready to connection Bergvall an 'very bully deal’ successful an effort to lure him to the City Ground, with the Tricky Trees prepared to usage the funds generated from the merchantability of Elliot Anderson to Manchester City.

Stoke motion Galbraith for £10m from Swansea

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In the Championship, Stoke City person announced the signing of Northern Ireland planetary Ethan Galbraith from Swansea City connected a four-year contract.

The 25-year-old has moved to the Potters for an undisclosed fee, believed to beryllium £10m positive add-ons which would marque him the joint-13th biggest merchantability successful Swansea’s history.

Galbraith lone joined Swansea from Leyton Orient past summertime for astir £1.5m, but the Welsh nine present basal to marque a important nett successful excess of £8m.

“Ethan is simply a subordinate we consciousness tin marque a existent difference,” Sporting Director Jonathan Walters told the club's website. “In our view, he’s 1 of the astir talented midfielders successful the Championship, and astatine 25 helium has his champion years up of him.

“He’s a subordinate who tin assistance america get to wherever we privation to be, and we firmly judge helium has each the attributes to win astatine the adjacent level, which is wherever we privation this shot nine to get to.

“To beryllium capable to pull a subordinate of Ethan’s calibre is different connection of intent. It reflects the ambition that runs passim the shot nine and the backing we’ve received from John Coates arsenic we proceed gathering a squad susceptible of achieving our ambitions.”

Galbraith accumulated 3,108 minutes and started 36 games for Swansea past season, signaling 39 interceptions and 201 recoveries - the highest betterment full of immoderate outfield subordinate astatine the club.

Comfortable operating successful midfield oregon astatine full-back, Galbraith has go Stoke’s 4th signing of the summertime aft Svante Ingelsson, Djibril Soumare and Milan Smit, with Mark Robins’s broadside spending astir £20m connected caller recruits frankincense far.

Rangers implicit 2 much signings nether McInnes

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Elsewhere, Rangers person added 2 caller players to their squad successful the signifier of goalkeeper Ivor Pandur and midfielder Daniel Neil.

Pandur has moved to Ibrox from Hull City for a reported £6m, and the 26-year-old has enactment pen to insubstantial connected a four-year contract.

According to Sky Sports News, Pandur’s accomplishment volition pave the mode for Jack Butland to determination successful the other direction, with the shot-stopper said to beryllium closing successful connected a £3m power to the newly-promoted Premier League club.

As for Neil, helium has joined Rangers connected a escaped transfer, signing a three-year deal, pursuing the expiration of his declaration astatine Sunderland.

The 24-year-old had allegedly been successful talks with Championship broadside Southampton, but Rangers person landed the versatile midfielder, who spent the 2nd fractional of past play connected indebtedness astatine Ipswich Town.

Neil made 201 first-team appearances for Sunderland having graduated from the club's academy, and helium captained the Black Cats to Premier League promotion successful the 2024-25 season.

Pandur and Neil person go the 4th and 5th signings made by Rangers this summertime aft Ben Godfrey, Ross McCrorie and Lawrence Shankland, with the erstwhile 4 each signed since the accomplishment of caller manager Derek McInnes.