It seems fairly clear that Emerson Royal doesn’t have a future under Ange Postecoglou at Tottenham Hotspur, but that hasn’t stopped the North Londoners rejecting a first approach from Italian giants AC Milan.
CaughtOffside sources with knowledge of the situation understand that the Rossoneri’s opening offer for the 25-year-old Brazilian was in the region of €14m.
Milan want Tottenham ace Emerson Royal
It’s thought that they will come back in with another, slightly higher, bid of €17m/€18m as it’s believed that the player’s wish is to sign for them.
Notwithstanding this, Milan’s Serie A competitors, Inter Milan and Juventus, are also circling and intentioned to understand the player’s salary and contract requirements.
Emerson Royal’s former club, Barcelona, are thought to be considering entering the picture if they’re unable to secure Joao Cancelo on another loan deal from Man City.
The Cityzens would apparently prefer a straight sale rather than another loan, though it’s understood Cancelo’s agent, Jorge Mendes, remains in discussions over his client’s next move.
During the 2023/24 campaign, the right-back made 24 appearances for Spurs, per who scored though 11 of those were from the bench.
Significantly, he only played 90 minutes on 10 occasions, and just two of those came in this calendar year.
It’s therefore obvious why the player himself may feel that his future is elsewhere, and it’s in Tottenham’s best interests to accede to any sale.
With there potentially being just a €3m gap between the valuations that Spurs and Milan currently put on the player, there’s certainly room for negotiation and more than enough time to get a deal done in this window.
By allowing Emerson Royal to move on, this will free up some money in the wage bill for Ange Postecoglou to strengthen in other areas of the squad as needed.
Emerson Royal has decided to join AC Milan who are trying to strike a deal with Tottenham Hotspur.
Emerson has fallen down the pecking order at Tottenham after the arrival of Ange Postecoglou. He is on the lookout for an opportunity to continue his career elsewhere and AC Milan have been linked with the Brazilian international for some time now.
According to a report from Calciomercato, the former Barcelona full-back has ‘promised himself’ to the Italian giants.
The 25-year-old was an integral part of Spurs’ first team before the Australian manager took charge last summer. While he was involved in 24 matches last season, the majority of those appearances came because of an injury crisis at the back.
Emerson is not considered to be the right fit for Postecoglou’s system and the North London club are ready to sanction his departure.
AC Milan have been working on a potential deal for some time now. They have already agreed terms with the player who will be earning €3 million per season in Italy. He has already committed to a move to them and will be penning down a five-year deal or a four-year deal with an option of another 12 months once Milan reach an agreement with Spurs over the fee involved.
The Italian giants’ initial offer of €14 million was deemed to be not good enough. Spurs are holding out on their final valuation of €20 million and have no intentions of lowering it further. Intermediaries are trying to negotiate with the North London club as far as their valuation is concerned and it remains to be seen whether the two parties can secure an agreement soon.
While Emerson is keen on leaving for Milan, he will have to wait a little longer.
Tottenham Hotspur are waiting for AC Milan to drastically increase their latest offer for Emerson Royal before any movement is seen with the Brazilian defender.
As reported by the BBC in the United Kingdom (via Pianeta Milan), the Premier League side are sticking firmly to their valuation of the former Barcelona defender and the deal is currently at a standstill.
As far as Tottenham are concerned, they should be receiving €20-25m for Emerson, who Milan think can provide good competition for Davide Calabria‘s spot in the team whilst also bringing more depth.
So far, Milan have not offered any more than around €12m for Emerson and that means they need to almost double the offer before Tottenham start to cooperate.
It is a very big distance at this stage and it seems unlikely that Milan will immediately make the jump to the figure that Tottenham want, so the deal seems a long way away from being done.
It is thought that Milan are still more focused on signing a striker and a centre-back before they start getting too stressed about a backup right-back, but it was clear last season that more depth was needed in that area of the squad.
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