Lucas Bergvall’s transfer request has put Tottenham Hotspur in a precarious position and may give Roberto De Zerbi a major headache in the future.Tottenham are pushing ahead with sensational moves for both Sandro Tonali and Mateus Fernandes, as the Lilywhites look to completely rebuild their midfield ahead of their first full season under De Zerbi.However, the club’s quest to add top midfielders to their squad could have the effect of pushing one of their young guns out, with Lucas Bergvall having asked to leave Tottenham.Reports indicate that Spurs value the Swede at around £45m-£50m, as clubs from the Premier League and around Europe circle over the 20-year-old.Credit: @thefrederikkejensen / InstagramLucas Bergvall’s departure will leave Tottenham short of club-trained playersFootball Insider say that Bergvall is now ‘almost certain’ to leave Spurs by the end of the transfer window after putting in a transfer request.His exit poses a problem for Tottenham in terms of squad planning as Bergvall would have been counted as a homegrown and club-trained player by the end of the 2026-27 season.Clubs are required to name at least eight homegrown players or four club-trained players as part of their squad for European competitions.Bergvall’s departure will leave Tottenham with only three senior players who would qualify as club-trained: Archie Gray, Mikey Moore and backup goalkeeper Brandon Austin.If clubs cannot meet either the eight-man homegrown quota or the four-man club-trained quota, they must leave an empty place in their squad.Why the homegrown quota will not be a pressing consideration at SpursTottenham are not in Europe next season, which means the club will not have to worry about meeting their homegrown or club-trained quota during the upcoming season.While this could be an issue that comes back to bite De Zerbi and Spurs in 12 months, that may not be a huge consideration for the moment.Tottenham have two more windows after this one to shop for more homegrown players if they need to, while the likes of Mason Melia, Will Lankshear and Luca Williams-Barnett could all be regular first-team prospects in a year or two.READ MORE: Arsenal attempt to poach Tottenham starlet after he rejects multiple new contractsThe post Why Lucas Bergvall’s transfer request puts Tottenham in a tricky homegrown position appeared first on Spurs Web.