At the weekend, Tuttosport reported AC Milan are planning to make a decisive move to sign Tottenham Hotspur’s Emerson Royal.
Journalist Gianluca Di Marzio claims the Tottenham player is ‘one step away’ from arriving at the San Siro.
The Italian club have been working on this deal for the past few days, and have stepped up in the ‘last few hours’, after Alessandro Florenzi suffered a serious injury in a friendly against Manchester City.
Florenzi is expected to undergo surgery, making the Emerson deal much more more necessary.
Di Marzio says the Rossoneri are ‘closer than ever to closing’ the deal for the 25-year-old and an ‘agreement with Tottenham is very close’. He adds Milan are trying to close the deal with Spurs this week, for around €14/15m plus bonuses.
Ange Postecoglou’s side have been requesting €20m for the Brazilian, but they have now lowered their request to €15m plus €3m bonuses. That’s according to Calciomercato, who state the fullback is close to joining Milan.
Florenzi’s injury saw Milan accelerate their efforts and they made new contact with Spurs on Sunday.
It’s claimed Milan’s initial bid was around €12m and they are preparing a new offer, to reach the €15m plus bonuses requested by Tottenham. Paulo Fonseca’s side are optimistic of securing Emerson’s services this summer.