Tottenham midfielder Yves Bissouma appears to have let slip about Emerson Royal's exit from the club, before an official announcement has been made.
Royal has been the subject of heavy interest from Serie A giants AC Milan as new boss Paulo Fonseca shapes his squad ahead of the upcoming season.
talkSPORT understands a deal for Royal is at an advanced stage but talks remain ongoing, despite Italian reports stating the Brazilian's deal worth £12.8million [€15m] plus bonuses is done.
Although nothing has been made official, a Snapchat video from Bissouma appears to indicate it is not far off.
The Mali international is seen wearing his Spurs training kit while Emerson sports a red shirt as the two share a lengthy secret handshake before embracing in a tight hug.
At the bottom of the video, Bissouma wrote: "One of the best guy (sic) I've ever seen in my life all the best there brother I love you I'll come see u soon there."
Royal joined Tottenham from LaLiga heavyweights Barcelona in 2021 for £25.8m [€30m] following his impressive two-year spell on loan at Real Betis.
The 25-year-old went on to make 101 appearances for the north London outfit, scoring four goals and registering two assists in that time.
Royal also has ten caps for Brazil, with the most recent coming in a 1-0 loss to Argentina in which he started.
A right-back by trade, Royal was forced to deputise at left-back and centre-back on several occasions last season amid Tottenham's defensive injury crisis.
Unfortunately for Royal, he was never Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou's first choice at right-back, with the Aussie preferring Pedro Porro instead.
Tottenham had the chance to part ways with Royal in the January window as Cristiano Ronaldo's Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr made a £21m [€25m] bid.
However, talkSPORT understood the club rejected Al Nassr's advances.
Royal went on to feature in only six more Premier League games after the January window had shut, with four of those being starts.
He'll no doubt anticipate more playing time at Milan, who finished second in Serie A but only made it to the quarter-final in the Coppa Italia and Europa League.