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By Grey Whitebloom “Is this really true?” That was the thought rattling around Lucas Bergvall’s head after he marked his debut for Swedish top-flight side Djurgardens with a goal. One short year later, the prodigious midfielder signed for Tottenham Hotspur on his 18th birthday, finally ending the torrent of wild rumours surrounding his future. Djurgarden’s sporting director Bo Andersson was certainly relieved. “I don’t think there has ever been so much speculation about a player either in Swedish or Scandinavian football before,” he gushed. Here’s why Spurs fought off Barcelona and the rest of…