Well, Emerson Royal might be on the chopping block at Tottenham Hotspur pretty soon.
The Brazilian right-back has endured a pretty disappointing second season at Spurs – and first full campaign under Antonio Conte.
His red card in the defeat by Arsenal last month underlined his unreliability and yet, Antonio Conte continues to play him.
Well, for now anyway.
According to 90 Min, Royal could be sold by Tottenham during the January transfer window.
The report claims that the Lilywhites will be ‘happy’ to either offload him or Matt Doherty – also a right-back – when the window opens again in a couple of months.
Royal, who cost £26 million when Fabio Paratici plucked him from Barcelona in 2021 [The Sun], was labelled ‘daft‘ by Chris Sutton earlier this month in a one-word criticism which pretty much sums him up at the moment.
Honestly, the South American is a liability at Tottenham and some supporters might argue that both he and the Irishman need upgrading on.
However, it’s very unlikely that both will be leaving North London, particularly with Djed Spence – another right-back – also likely to leave on a short-term loan agreement somewhere [as covered by HITC Sport] after struggling for regular football since joining in the summer.
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