Tottenham have now received £21.5m bid for ‘fantastic’ first-teamer and it could get even bigger – journalist
Tottenham Hotspur have had an official bid from Saudi Arabia for defender Emerson Royal this weekend.
The Brazilian has been a key part of the first-team squad this season and has played in a number of positions for Ange Postecoglou so far.
However, reports earlier today have claimed that Royal is now a target for Saudi side Al-Nassr. It was suggested Tottenham had turned a bid down for the defender and further reports have suggested Royal is happy enough at Spurs as well.
And now, journalist Ben Jacobs has updated things a touch further, by claiming the bid that came in was around the £21.5m mark and that as of now, Al-Nassr could even come with a second bid.
Taking to X to share the update on Royal, Jacobs had the following information to give.
Spurs paid £26m themselves to bring the ‘fantastic‘ Royal to the club so any figure below that is likely to be deemed too low by the board.
Tottenham need to keep Emerson Royal
That is, unless a huge bid of £40m or so comes in.
Most Spurs fans would concur that Emerson Royal is not their very best player or even one of their best defenders for that matter.
However, he has turned things around a lot since struggling under Antonio Conte and you have to applaud the performances and attitude he’s shown this season.
Right now, without any sign of a replacement, it makes no sense for Spurs to let Royal go.
If the money is too good, then sure, it’s one to consider. But even then, Tottenham need to leave themselves time to get someone new in.
For now, it makes sense to keep Emerson Royal about and see if the Saudi regime decide to come with a silly offer. If they do, then so be it.
