Report: Tottenham still expecting 23-year-old to depart club this summer

Emerson Royal is expected to leave Tottenham this summer with a move for Middlesbrough defender Djed Spence edging closer, according to the Mirror. 

The report claims those at Spurs expect the Brazil international to depart North London after just one season with Antonio Conte ramping up his pursuit of a new right-wing-back. 

Emerson joined Spurs in a €30 million (£25.8m) move from Barcelona last year (BBC Sport) but had a fairly mixed debut campaign in England.  

He made 41 appearances last term and had brief spells out of the starting line-up (Transfermarkt) but he emerged as a solid option for Conte during the club’s run-in for Champions League qualification. 

Tottenham’s stance on Emerson comes with the club continuing to pursue Middlesbrough talent Spence with the Daily Mail reporting both sides are in advanced talks for the 21-year-old. 

Spurs have been quoted a figure in the region of £15 million plus add-ons for the England U21 international (Sky Sports), who helped Nottingham Forest achieve promotion to the Premier League on loan last season. 

Spurs Web Opinion 

Emerson has shown glimpses of what he can offer at Spurs, but realistically he is not the ideal option to deploy at right-wing-back in particular. 

There are moments where he gets into good areas but his final ball lets him down and Spurs seem to be targeting Spence to replace him having been convinced by his ability up and down the flank. 

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