Report: Tottenham turn down £12m bid for 25-year-old – They want at least £17m

According to Calciomercato, even though Emerson Royal is keen to swiftly complete a move to AC Milan, Tottenham have turned down the Italian club’s opening offer for the defender.

AC Milan want Emerson Royal from Spurs

The report backs up what we have heard from various sources over recent days, explaining that Emerson has been identified by Milan as their number one target ahead of Aston Villa’s Matty Cash and Lille’s Thiago Santos.

The Spurs star has also allegedly agreed personal terms on a long-term contract worth €3m per year and is now ‘waiting for a call’ to make the move to the San Siro.

However, the Premier League club are not making the deal easy and are sticking to their valuation for the player.

Tottenham reject AC Milan’s opening offer

It is explained that Spurs turned down an offer of around €14m and have made it clear to the Rossoneri that they will not sell the full-back for less than €20m.

The outlet claims that the various agents and intermediaries involved in the negotiations are now working to try and soften Tottenham’s stance so that an agreement can be reached.

However, the publication adds that Emerson would have to wait for the time being as ‘more time is needed’ for the two sides to sort out their differences.

Spurs Web Opinion

Given Emerson’s keenness to make the move to the Serie A giants, one would expect the two sides to potentially meet in the middle or work out some sort of compromise over the coming days.

I think £15m or so would be a fair fee for Emerson Royal this summer.

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