Tottenham Hotspur have already begun their summer clearout with Tanguy Ndombele, Ivan Perisic, Ryan Sessegnon, Eric Dier, Japhet Tanganga and Joe Rodon among those to have departed the club.
According to Corriere Dello Sport (as relayed by TuttoMercatoWeb), AC Milan are set to submit a new offer for Emerson Royal after seeing their opening offer turned down.
Emerson Royal is now back at Hotspur Way for pre-season training along with the majority of the Tottenham first-team squad, however, the writing looks on the wall for the right-back, who has been widely backed to leave the North London club this summer.
AC Milan are thought to have stepped up their pursuit of the Brazilian over recent days and the latest update on the matter now comes from Corriere Dello Sport.
The report reveals that there is still some difference in the respective valuations of the two clubs, with the Serie A giants seeing their €12m offer for the defender turned down by the Premier League side.
The Rossoneri are now aware that they need to improve their bid in order to sign Emerson and they are expected to submit a €15m offer for the players in the ‘next few hours’.
The outlet adds that while there is no guarantee this will be enough to convince Tottenham, the latest offer is expected to ‘accelerate’ the negotiation process between the two sides.
During the 2023/24 campaign, the right-back made 24 appearances for Spurs in all competitions, with 11 of those coming from the bench (WhoScored).
Having lost his place to Pedro Porro in Postecoglou’s starting eleven, the former Real Betis player has had to be patient for his opportunity.
| Emerson Royal’s statistical averages per 90 minutes during the 2023/24 campaign compared to Pedro Porro | ||
|---|---|---|
| Emerson Royal | Pedro Porro | |
| Pass completion percentage | 90.3 | 76.2 |
| Shots on target percentage | 50.0 | 22.6 |
| Clearances | 3.88 | 2.97 |
| Tackles | 2.79 | 2.65 |
| Interceptions | 1.55 | 0.99 |
| Crosses | 1.09 | 5.77 |
| Key passes | 0.23 | 1.49 |
| Goals | 0.08 | 0.09 |
| Statistics correct as of 09/07/2024 | ||
Tottenham have already signed Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall this summer, while Timo Werner has joined on a season-long loan deal.
Spurs Web Opinion
By most accounts, Tottenham want €20m for Emerson and if Milan are willing to go up until €15m, I would perhaps expect the difference to be sorted out between the two sides (potentially with add-ons) over the next few days.
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