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Emerson Royal's transfer to AC Milan seems to have made a breakthrough.
Gianluca Di Marzio, an expert in the Italian transfer market, said on his personal SNS on the 24th (Korea time) that "AC Milan is close to signing Emerson." he said.
Emerson is on Tottenham's release list this summer. Since manager Enze Postecoglou took office, Tottenham's main full-back duo have been Pedro Porro and Destiny Udoji. Emerson has played as a center back on the right, left or even center, but his performance was insufficient.
In the end, Postecoglou signed a Leeds United prospect, Archie Gray, in the summer transfer window. Gray is a resource to play central midfielder with right full-back. Emerson's position has become narrower, and the player is also showing his willingness to play more.
Emerson has publicly expressed his intention to transfer. He said "I want to run steadily. I don't want to stay because I'm not on the bench. I've always been professional. But I told Postecoglou at Tottenham that I wanted to play and if I couldn't, I had to look for other options"He said he had already conveyed his position to the club and Postecoglou that he wanted to play regularly."
The club Emerson wanted to move to was AC Milan. AC Milan also moved to recruit Emerson. However, in negotiations with Tottenham, AC Milan was not an active move.
Tottenham wanted at least 20 million euros (about W30 billion) for Emerson's transfer. AC Milan offered only 12 million euros (about 18 billion won). Tottenham, of course, rejected this offer. It seemed that Emerson would not even participate in the Asian tour with Tottenham if it was sorted out quickly, but in the end, Emerson also left for Asia with Tottenham and stepped on Japanese soil. Tottenham will soon move to Korea from Japan.
AC Milan's attitude, which was passive in recruiting Emerson, seems to have changed. Emerson and AC Milan have already reached a personal agreement, so if negotiations with Tottenham progress quickly, Emerson can join AC Milan directly.
Emerson moved from Barcelona to Tottenham ahead of the 2021-2022 season. He played as the main wingback under Antonio Conte, but his performance was very disappointing. Since then, Emerson has been on the release list this summer as his position has gradually narrowed. When the release of Emerson is completed, Tottenham's recruitment work is expected to gain more momentum.
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