Tottenham Hotspur do not appear to have any intention of lowering Emerson Royal's AC Milan transfer fee.
European soccer transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano said on the 3rd (Korea time), "There was a new contact for Emerson's potential transfer to Milan. Emerson wants a transfer after approving the transfer in May, but there is still a gap between clubs. Tottenham wants 25 million euros (about 37 billion won). There are continuous conversations, but nothing has been agreed yet."
Emerson grew up in Brazil and gained a lot of attention during his time with Real Betis and Barcelona. He joined Tottenham in the 2021-22 season. He did not have an edge in the starting lineup until the beginning of his transfer. However, he gradually increased his chances and began to play as a mainstay, and continued to be appointed by Antonio Conte in the following season.
However, the trend did not last long. Emerson often showed severe ups and downs in his performance. He also repeatedly expressed anxiety in defense. During the winter transfer market, Pedro Porro began to shrink his position.
This season, he mainly used as a substitute. Porro has completely established himself as a starting player, and Emerson has mainly stayed on the bench. With frequent injuries to Tottenham, Emerson had a chance. Even though he was not in his main position, he played in various positions to fill the vacancy, such as right back or center back. However, he received a lot of criticism for not being helpful to his team. Emerson played in 22 league games and scored one goal this season.
Eventually, he was placed on the Tottenham release list, and is close to a recent move to Milan. Italian media Sky Sports reported in May that "Milan management had their first conversation with Emerson's agent. This is an initial conversation, but Emerson is certainly one of Milan's main goals. Milan have decided that Emerson can play a part in the team." Emerson is also strongly interested in a move.
However, the two teams are having differences over the transfer fee during the negotiation process. "Tottenham brought in Emerson for 25.8 million pounds (about 45 billion won), and wants to pay 25 million euros (about 37 billion won) to Milan," explained the British media outlet Team Talk. "However, Milan aims to recruit him for less than 20 million euros (about 30 billion won).
Emerson expressed hope that he would be able to move even by lowering the price. Team Talk reported that "Emerson is ready to take a pay cut in order to join Milan. Milan are still in talks with Tottenham to sign Emerson. Emerson asked Tottenham to accept an offer for a lower fee. He has also agreed to a pay cut in light of Milan's financial situation." 유흥알바
Milan is also making all-out efforts to recruit Emerson. Gianluca Di Margio of Italy said, "Milan has entered into full-fledged negotiations with Tottenham. It seems that it will take three to four more days, but Milan is working hard. New talks will proceed," he reported. Emerson is expected to leave Tottenham soon as negotiations are completed, but Tottenham needs an agreement to receive an amount close to the original amount.