Emerson Royal could be on his way out of Tottenham this summer.
The Brazilian defender is said to be a top target of AC Milan, and things appear to be hotting up on that front.
Indeed, there’s been a flurry of reports about Milan’s interest in the Brazilian in recent days, and according to Ben Jacobs, speaking on Last World on Spurs, AC Milan’s manager, Paulo Fonseca, has been directly in touch with the defender about the move.
Paulo Fonseca has spoken to Emerson Royal
Jacobs claimed that the Milan manager has had positive talks with the £26m Tottenham defender.
“The player’s priority is Milan. It’s as simple as that. Emerson Royal would like to move to Milan, there’s a five-year deal on the table and personal terms are agreed,” Jacobs said.
“In addition to that, it’s not just Zlatan Ibrahimovic working on this. Paulo Fonseca has come in. I’m told in the last week or so Fonseca has been in contact with Emerson Royal and it’s all very positive. There’s no problem on the Milan end except for the negotiations with Spurs.”
Emerson Royal move is imminent
Emerson Royal to AC Milan may just be a matter of time.
As Jacobs says, personal terms have been agreed and Emerson has spoken to Fonseca. This sounds like a deal that is a long way towards being done.
Of course, a fee still needs to be agreed, but it shouldn’t be that difficult for Milan and Spurs to come to some sort of agreement on that front.
Emerson will likely leave Tottenham in the coming weeks, and if the former Real Betis man does depart, Spurs will quickly need to move to find a replacement and bolster that right-back spot.
Don’t be surprised if an announcement on this front comes in the very near future.