Emerson Royal: Tottenham set to sign Barcelona defender for £26m

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Emerson played in the three La Liga games against Barcelona this season

After agreeing a fee of 30 million euros (25.8m), Tottenham will sign Emerson Royal, Brazil's defender from Barcelona.

The 22-year old has been at Betis for the past two seasons, scoring five goals in 79 matches.

Emerson, who came to Barca in 2019 from Brazilian side Atletico Mineiro, was a part of Brazil's Copa America run this summer.

He will likely compete with Japhet Tangana and Matt Doherty for the right-back spot at Spurs.

Premier League leaders want to sell Serge Aurier, a full-back.

Emerson played more Betis players last season than any other player, finishing sixth in La Liga to qualify them for the Europa League.

Since his 2019 debut, he has won four caps for Brazil.