LAST UPDATE | 31 Aug 2021
TOTTENHAM SIGNED BARCELONA Emerson Royal in a deal worth a reported €30million on Tuesday.
And fellow right-back Serge Aurier has had his contract at Spurs terminated by mutual consent, the Premier League club have announced.
Brazil right-back Emerson agreed a five-year contract with Tottenham after spending the last two seasons on loan at Real Betis.
The 22-year-old will provide competition at right-back, with Japhet Tanganga and Matt Doherty also battling for that spot in Nuno Espirito Santo’s team.
Emerson featured for Ponte Preta and Atletico Mineiro before his move to Europe in 2019.
A joint-deal with Barcelona and Real Betis saw the defender switch to La Liga, initially with the Seville-based side where he was a regular during the last two seasons.
Please welcome London’s newest Royal, @Emerson_Royal22! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/M9uwTrCV2B
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) August 31, 2021
Emerson officially linked up Barca for the first time earlier in the close-season, but his time at the Camp Nou is already over.
He will not have to isolate on arrival from Spain and could make his Tottenham debut at Crystal Palace on 11 September, subject to international clearance and a work permit being granted.
His arrival was confirmed just a few hours before Aurier’s exit was announced.
The 28-year-old, who joined from Paris St Germain in 2017, had just under a year left on his contract.
Updated at 11.12pm with additional reporting from Ciarán Kennedy
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