Tottenham sporting director Fabio Paratici is a happy man. The Italian just managed to get a good player for a lesser sum and beat the bitter rivals during the process. As Sky Sport reports, Spurs are on the verge of signing right back Emerson Royal from Barcelona for a 4 billion Ksh. And the report also said that Arsenal was also interested in the player, but Royal wants to join Spurs.(🌕) BREAKING: There is an agreement in principle between Barcelona and Spurs over Emerson Royal — €30M fixed + variables. Talks are advanced, but NOT yet closed. @MatteMoretto #Transfers 🇧🇷🚨— Reshad Rahman ✆ (@ReshadRahman_) August 30, 2021 This is not the first time that North London rivals fight over a player, and if Royal actually signs, it will be 2-0 for Spurs, who also won in 2015, when they took Dele Alli under Wenger’s nose, which the Frenchmen confirmed a few years ago. Sky Sport sources claim that Barca accepted the offer (it’s actually a 3.2 billion deal with additional 648 million in bonuses), and that personal terms will not be a problem. However, the deal has not yet being confirmed (nor denied) by neither club.(3.25) GUINEA B. (2.90) GUINEA (2.35)Still, this could be a good news for Arsenal. While losing to a bitter rival over player transfer is never nice (not to mention the current Gunners situation), Barcelona’s sale of Royal to Spurs might be a good thing for Arsenal. The Catalonians are now short of bodies at the right back position, and are looking for a player which Arsenal is trying to sell – Hector Bellerin. In-debt Barcelona are forced to sell the player which they brought back from Real Betis just months ago, but Bellerin could solve their problems at the right side of the field.Arsenal waving goodbye to their academy players?Bellerin was on the bench for the Gunners’ defeat by Brentford, but was left out of the squad for the last two Premier League fixtures. According to Daily Mail, the Spaniard has made it clear to Mikel Arteta and technical director Edu that he wants to leave the club this summer and is frustrated by the club’s unwillingess to sell him. It remains to be seen if Barcelona is serious about the Spaniard and how much are they willing to offer.
