Emerson Royal was introduced at Camp Nou on August 2nd. He was again introduced, but in London, on September 31st. His dream of becoming a Barcelona player, like other Brazilians he looked upon lasted only 60 days. His family didn’t manage to move all of their stuff from Betis to Barcelona and he was already gone. All because of money. The Catalonians are in an unprecedented financial plight and they are having a ‘garage sale’ since Laporta realized the magnitude of their debt. And off course, Royal’s sale is a small matter, compared with the release of Lionel Messi, but to sell a player who was bought only 60 days ago is really desperate.😁 Happy to have you, @Emerson_Royal22! pic.twitter.com/awLgBZZeze— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) September 1, 2021 So how it looks like when you come to your childhood club and suddenly they want to sell you? How do you react, how do you feel? Royal explained what happened for the Spanish „Marca“. „I thought the club wanted me to stay. I played on Sunday as a starter, the next day I woke up and went to train quietly. There I already began to see that a lot of things were coming out; that Tottenham were talking to Barcelona, that they had almost done it. In the afternoon they called me from the club to go to the Sports City because they wanted to talk to me and there I already found out that they wanted to sell me. I met the leaders of the club. They began to tell me that the club’s situation was not good, that it was going through a difficult time and that it was better for them to sell. I repeated to them that my intention was to stay because I had the vision of playing here and contributing things to Barcelona. I am smart and there came a time when I realized that they were telling me to go yes or yes. They were kicking me out with very good words“ said Royal. (5.70) MOZAMBIQUE (3.35) IVORY COAST (1.65)And for a player who grew up in Brazil as s Barcelona fan, thinking of Ronaldinho and Alves in the famous shirt, this was a rude awakening. He could have stayed, like Umtiti for instance, but he realized he was not wanted. „I know that I am a footballer with a contract and I could say that I’m staying, but I am a person who wants to be happy. I do not want to stay in a club that I love, but sad. I knew their thoughts was not for me to stay, but for me to get out. So I decided to go. I told myself that I was not going to stay here sad. All this hurts me. There were better ways to fix things. When I arrived I was sure that Barcelona did not want to sell me, but seeing what happened I am clear that when they signed me they already had the idea of selling me in mind“ admitted the Brazilian. Emerson Royal chooses Spurs over Arsenal, Barca interested in BellerinHis family was shocked, as expected, when they heard the news, but supported his decision to leave and play for the club which really wants him. „They were stunned, as I was when they told me. We had been in Barcelona for a short time, barely 40 days and we were still putting things in their place. I got home and told everyone the truth, what had happened to me and that my decision was to leave. Go to Tottenham and succeed all together. And they supported me. Now I’m happy because I’m totally focused on Tottenham and with the idea of succeeding there. They have a project for me. They have given me the love I deserve and that is why I am going there with great enthusiasm“ said Royal.
