One other spectacular characteristic of BP’s operation is that lots of their gamers come from Stockholm or the encircling areas – like Gyokeres, Kulusevski and Bergvall.

Berglund provides: “I feel it is actually vital that you just attempt to do one of the best of every little thing in Stockholm earlier than you attempt to see totally different cities.”

Nathorst Windahl explains: “We’ve the historical past in Stockholm that Brommapojkarna has all the time been primary in expertise and scouting, that is considered one of our key successes.

“Each participant is aware of the opposite gamers which were right here and gone on to grow to be skilled have all the time spoken in regards to the time at Brommapojkarna as the inspiration that bought them to the place they’re at present.

“It’s like faith. In the event you assume that we may also help you in supplying you with a great probability to grow to be an expert participant, then it’s important to consider us, belief us, comply with us.

“It is uncommon that we convey gamers in from totally different cities in Sweden, so after I noticed Barcelona convey gamers from Asia, we introduced a participant in who was quarter-hour away by bus.”

BP have loved nice success towards large European groups similar to Paris St-Germain and Ajax of their decrease age teams, however Nathorst Windahl says past the age of 15 it may be tough to compete.

Kulusevski, for instance, left Brommapojkarna at 15 to hitch Atalanta’s academy, earlier than shifting on to Juventus two years later after which Tottenham in January 2022.

Tipped for giant issues as a teenager by Nathorst Windahl, the 25-year-old has received Sweden’s Guldbollen, an award given to the nation’s finest participant, in two of the previous three years. Gyokeres took the prize in 2024.

Bergvall, in the meantime, got here by way of BP’s ranks, serving to them win promotion again to the highest flight earlier than shifting to Swedish champions Djurgarden. He joined Spurs aged 18 final summer season.

“Lucas is the right central midfielder. I feel that he can play in any membership on the earth. No downside,” says Nathorst Windahl.

“I feel that he’s the Swedish participant that the youthful boys from Sweden and Scandinavia ought to have on their partitions, as a result of he’s going to be one of the best.

“If you end up a younger boy, you just like the goalkeeper as a result of you’re a goalkeeper or perhaps the highest scorer, or the one with the good haircut.

“However in the event you take a look at Lucas, he appears to be like like a mannequin. He can run, he can shoot, he can go and dribble.

“We’re pleased that we’ve helped him from six years previous to 17 to then be the place he’s at present.

“I do not just like the phrase expertise, however he was a expertise from the day he was born.”