Former Tottenham Hotspur defender Emerson Royal completed a move to AC Milan yesterday.
The 25-year-old Brazilian full-back has completed a permanent transfer away from the North London club and his agent Stefano Castagna has revealed that the Brazilian worked a lot and pushed for a move in order to join the Italian club.
“The negotiation was long but, in the end, the white smoke arrived to everyone’s satisfaction. Emerson absolutely wanted the Milan shirt, and he worked a lot, he pushed to come here,” he said to Calciomercato.
“Yes, it was long, but we did it. The negotiation lasted a long time because there are two important clubs in the middle and therefore, they have to do their job.”
It seems that Emerson was desperate to join Milan this summer. He was a backup player for Tottenham last season and he needs to play more often at this stage of his career. Someone of his quality is certainly good enough to start at a high level and he will look to get his career back on track with regular football at the Italian club.
The 25-year-old is versatile enough to operate on both flanks and he could be a key player for Milan in the upcoming seasons.
Tottenham are already well-stocked in the right-back department with Pedro Porro and Djed Spence at their disposal. It is unlikely that they will seek a replacement for the Brazilian international anytime soon. They will probably hope to use the proceeds from his departure to improve their squad this summer.
Tottenham will look to secure Champions League qualification in the upcoming campaign and they need the right players in order to do well next season.