Club’s sporting director confirms Tottenham meeting over the weekend
Djurgardens IF sporting director Bosse Andersson has revealed that he will fly to London over the weekend to discuss a potential partnership with Daniel Levy and the Tottenham hierarchy.
Tottenham struck a deal with Djurgardens IF for the transfer of Lucas Bergvall on deadline day in January, with the midfielder set to arrive at the North London club ahead of the start of next season.
It has already been reported in the Swedish press while reaching the agreement, the two clubs also agreed to discuss a partnership, an exchange of academy players and even the potential of Spurs coming to Sweden or a pre-season friendly (Fotbollskanalen).
Andersson has now confirmed his plans to visit the club’s Hotspur Way training ground and the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and to hold discussions with the Spurs hierarchy about the everyday running of the club as well as the possibility of a friendly.
Tottenham could have a partnership with Swedish club
He told Fotbollskanalen: “We are going there to meet Tottenham, and there are some soft values involved. We’ll be at their training facility and get an insight into their operations, and have dinner on Friday evening.
“Then we’ll be at the stadium on Saturday and see their match against Crystal Palace, while we are then invited to the management of Tottenham.
“There’s partly a curiosity about Djurgården, and also a curiosity on our part. You can discuss what you can do, and we’ll play a match against each other in Stockholm. Then there are also other things.
“It’s the same with running a club. Even if the numbers are bigger, there are many similar challenges. You can get inspiration and exchange, which can enrich Djurgården, not just on the pitch.”
Andersson refused to rule out the possibility of some Tottenham players being sent on loan to Djurgardens in the future.
He added: “I don’t rule it out [loans], but it’ll be very much linked to what it can bring on the pitch. You should focus on what it can enrich and do as a club, both our players and managers can get inspiration from their activities,.
“Sweden is an important market for Tottenham, and they know there are many Swedes who have been supporting Tottenham since the 1970s. Tottenham became very popular, and it’s like Levy said, that it’s obvious with a football match. It was natural 20-30 years ago.”
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Other Premier League clubs such as Manchester City have these kinds of partnerships with sides across Europe and the world, which they are able to leverage to develop some players. This kind of agreement would make a lot of sense for Tottenham, especially given Djurgardens’ reputation for nurturing young talent.
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