Tottenham are looking to sell some players before bringing in new faces to strengthen the team.
AC Milan have reportedly made their first move to Tottenham with an opening bid as they look to sign full-back Emerson Royal this summer.
According to Gianluca Di Marzio, the figure submitted is below the 20 million euros Spurs value the player at. Di Marzio adds that the next 10 days will be decisive, as Milan plot their next move in their pursuit of the 25-year-old.
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Last season, Emerson was second choice to Pedro Porro, who established himself as one of the first names on Ange Postecoglou’s starting team. Despite being relegated to the bench, he still played in 22 league games, starting 11, as Spurs finished 5th and secured Europa League football.
Tottenham signed Brazilian defender Emerson Royal from Barcelona for £25.8 million on a five-year contract in 2021. Before the arrival of manager Postecoglou, he looked to have found form under Antonio Conte, who often deployed him as a wing-back. However, when Australian Postecoglou introduced an attacking brand of football and required players to be able to step into midfield and create an overload, it became increasingly evident that the manager favored Spanish defender Porro.
Tottenham are looking to create space on their wage bill and have already agreed to terminate the contract of Tanguy Ndombele, while the likes of Eric Dier, Japhet Tanganga, and Ryan Sessegnon have been allowed to leave.
In have come the young Archie Gray, as well as German forward Timo Werner, who arrived on loan midway through last season and just about did enough to secure another season-long loan deal.
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Swedish sensation Lucas Bergvall is also joining pre-season even though he was signed in January. Spurs have the added Europa League football and will be looking to build on what was, in general, an impressive first season under manager Postecoglou.