Tottenham Hotspur manager Roberto de Zerbi says players who are not "proud and happy to stay" at the club should leave.

Tottenham manager Roberto de Zerbi says players who are not happy at the club this summer should move elsewhere. The Italian, who took over at Spurs at the end of March and helped save them from Premier league relegation last season, made his comments amid doubts over Lucas Bergvall's future at the club. Tottenham rejected a first bid of £38m from Nottingham Forest for Sweden midfielder Bergvall, with Forest set to up their offer to £45m. "I was very clear at the start of my time in Tottenham. I said, who doesn't want to stay in Tottenham? Who is not happy, is not proud to stay here, has to leave," De Zerbi said, external before his side's pre-season friendly against Auckland FC in New Zealand on Sunday (04:30 BST). "I want the players to be proud and happy to stay here, to go on the pitch in Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with big motivation. Because now in football, if you think also in the World Cup, the motivation makes the difference. Bergvall, who joined Spurs from Swedish club Djurgarden in 2024, played limited minutes at the end of last season under De Zerbi. The 20-year-old started the Italian's first game in charge – a 1-0 defeat at Sunderland – and, after that, made four appearances as a substitute. Spurs have since signed midfielders Sandro Tonali - in a £100m deal from Newcastle United - and Mateus Fernandes for £85m from West Ham.