Yves Bissouma reveals his first impressions of Bergvall and Archie Gray at Spurs

Yves Bissouma has spoken about his self-assigned role model position for ‘fantastic’ Tottenham duo, Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall (BBC Sport).

Gray and Bergvall arrived at Hotspur Way this summer

Ange Postecogolou is nurturing a new crop of exciting, young talent at Tottenham this summer with Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall, both just eighteen, being the stand-out starlets within the Australian’s young squad.

Archie Gray arrived at Tottenham this summer from Leeds United in a switch valued at £30 million, plus Joe Rodon, according to the Evening Standard.

Despite only being eighteen, Gray, unlike Bergvall, already has experience in England, recording over 40 Championship appearances. (TransferMarkt)

Young Swedish star, Lucas Bergvall, signed for Tottenham back in February, on the midfielder’s 18^th birthday, for a reported fee of £8.5 million, according to the BBC. However, Bergvall only became a Spurs player this summer, alongside fellow teenager, Archie Gray.

Bissouma says Bergvall and Gray are very mature

Yves Bissouma was questioned by BBC Sport about his first impressions of Tottenham’s newly signed teenage pair. The Malian explained: “I love them, they are fantastic, amazing footballers and so mature”.

The 27-year-old defensive midfielder expanded upon his role as one of the older players in the dressing room at Tottenham, despite being way off his thirties.

He said: “They don’t look the way they are. As one of the oldest men in the changing room, my role is to show the best example. They are going to be top.”

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This self-proclaimed leadership role that Bissouma has referenced could not only aid Bergvall and Gray’s performances, but also his own.

Often towards the end of last season, it felt as though Yves Bissouma lacked focus or discipline as the Malian often gave the ball away or was suspended for mindless red cards or an accumulation of bookings.

However, being assigned an important task of being younger players role models and consistently thinking about his own actions and what message they send could really help Bissouma recapture the form that got Tottenham fans excited about signing him, back in 2022.