One of Tottenham’s most exciting young players, Lucas Bergvall, is reported to be seeking a future away from North London, adding to a growing list of young players whose Spurs futures are increasingly under threat.For the risk De Zerbi took in taking over Tottenham on the precipice of relegation, and for the success he achieved in keeping them up, the Italian manager has been the keys to the kingdom with no questions asked.It seems widely understood that De Zerbi is the orchestrator spearheading the current rebuild ongoing at Tottenham. But, it looks like a chunk of Spurs’ players is getting caught as collateral damage in the fire that is De Zerbi’s squad planning.Lucas Bergvall is now joining the likes of Luka Vuskovic as another brightest of European prospects likely to play their football away from Tottenham next season.So why are potential future Spurs stars seemingly on the retreat from Spurs, what problems does a potential exodus create for the future, and what should they do now to resolve those issues?Credit: @thefrederikkejensen / InstagramRoberto De Zerbi wants Spurs to start competing immediatelyIf the reports coming out for the club are to be believed, Roberto De Zerbi’s ambitions for Tottenham next season couldn’t be higher. As a manager only interested in gunning for the highest of honours, he likely demands a squad capable of nothing less than competing at that level.It seems like the Spurs board is aligned with that ambition and wants to back De Zerbi with massive money signings. But for every senior player coming in, a pathway for a youngster is closed, and the potential departures of some of Tottenham’s best youngsters are likely a fallout of this strategy.With both Mateus Fernandes and Sandro Tonali firmly on Tottenham’s radar as their potential marquee signings of the summer, Bergvall is likely to drop down the pecking order, along with his chances to get consistent gametime, thus leading to his preference to move away somewhere he’s more likely to play.Bergvall’s sudden, but perhaps unsurprising, transfer request marks a sad turn for the player who managed a clean sweep of all of Tottenham’s player of the season awards in the same year he played an integral part in Spurs’ victorious Europa League campaign.But Lucas never found his feet under any of the Spurs managers that followed Ange Postecoglou, with whom Bergvall supposedly had a very close relationship.Thomas Frank’s reserved style of management was a stark contrast to the more personal and emotional one of his predecessor, while proving widely unpopular with the rest of the squad, as per football.london.Despite making a few early starts under the Danish manager, Bergvall was condemned to mostly substitute or Champions League appearances and rarely in his preferred position. Thomas Frank dragged Bergvall all over the pitch, playing him sometimes as a winger, sometimes as the most advanced attacking midfielder, and sometimes as the deep-lying pivot, but never as a box-to-box midfielder, which was the position Bergvall seemed best suited to.Frank’s mis-profiling of Bergvall seriously hampered his development, as well as performances which kept getting worse as the team’s form reached the gutter.An ankle injury then sidelined him for almost three months. Bergvall came back to make a single appearance for Igor Tudor and was given a start for De Zerbi’s first game against Sunderland.But as the manager decided to bank on experience, Bergvall’s involvements dropped, and while he had a few positive off-the-bench cameos during the end-of-season run-in, it looks like Lucas Bergvall might not be central to the manager’s plans.The arguments for and against Tottenham letting Lucas Bergvall goWe’ve already laid out why Bergvall might be surplus to requirements for De Zerbi next season. If the manager indeed doesn’t think he can develop Bergvall into a player he needs and wants to start being competitive at the top of the table, then perhaps his squad space and a fee for his potential transfer could be better utilised by someone ready to make an immediate impact for De Zerbi.While Bergvall indeed played a very poor season, it’s impossible to ignore how dysfunctional Spurs’ midfield unit was in general last season.Almost every single player was negatively impacted by Thomas Frank’s Tottenham tenure, and there is absolutely no reason why Lucas Bergvall’s underlying performances couldn’t get back to his pre-Frank levels and then continue on improving.Signing off on Bergvall leaving the club could also impact Tottenham in more practical terms. Spurs would, of course, be losing a player who in a year would qualify as “club-trained” under UEFA’s registration rules, giving them squad places in European competitions they struggled to fill both of the last two seasons they were playing in Europe.But more than that, Lucas Bergvall remains an incredibly talented young player who now more than ever needs a protective hand and top-quality coaching to help him come into his own.Roberto De Zerbi might not be the manager to give Bergvall the patience and platform he needs to reach his full potential, giving both Bergvall and Tottenham an incredibly difficult decision to make.From Tottenham’s perspective, the obvious and most beneficial move would be to send Bergvall on loan. Roberto De Zerbi is not a manager known for sticking around, regardless of the length of his contract. A loan with consistent playing time could let Bergvall find his feet again, giving him the option to come back next year and fight for his spot.Reports indicate, however, that only a permanent transfer is of interest to Lucas Bergvall’s representatives.Spurs might then be tempted to cash in on the Swedish midfielder already, as the talent of his calibre is already attracting significant interest from many European clubs.Spurs are supposedly looking for a fee north of £45 million, letting them make a sizeable profit on the midfielder for whom they only paid £12 million from Sweden’s Djurgarden.It’s difficult to say whether Spurs would have to accept a lower valuation due to Bergvall’s desire to leave the club. Historically, central midfielders of Bergvall’s age don’t attract the highest fees either. PSG’s Joao Neves was the most expensive U21 centre midfielder at just over £55 million, followed by Enzo Fernandez at Mateus Fernandez at £44 million.And even more worryingly for Spurs, central midfielders tend to explode in value when given the right environment to play their football.Joao Neves is now one of the most valuable footballers in the world, Enzo Fernandez is Chelsea’s biggest asset valued at around £90 million, and Spurs themselves could be paying up to £80 million for Mateus Fernandes this transfer window.Regardless of how well-mitigated it might be by other incomings, it’s tough to look at the possibility of losing Lucas Bergvall as anything else but a giant loss for Tottenham, with the chance to turn catastrophic.READ MORE: Understanding how Roberto De Zerbi could build a back-three legacy at TottenhamThe post Lucas Bergvall analysis: What is causing Tottenham’s exodus of young, talented players? appeared first on Spurs Web.