Emerson Royal is not sending smoke signals: to avoid the risk of going unnoticed, he lit a bonfire the size of a football field. Emerson was interviewed on the YouTube channel of André Hernan, a Brazilian journalist who asked him about a possible future at Milan. Emerson put a giant like: “I know that Milan is in contact with Tottenham, they have asked for information about me. For me it is very gratifying because many Brazilian players have played for Milan. Let’s wait and see what will happen. Milan’s is a very important and heavy shirt. Knowing that teams like this are following me makes me very happy.” Clear, right? If needed, integration: “How do I get along with Italian? I’ve already worked with Conte who spoke Italian… The truth, however, is that nothing is defined yet.” Let’s say he would define it soon.
negotiation
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Emerson Royal is a man looking for redemption. In the last Premier League he almost halved his starting appearances with Tottenham, from 20 to 11, and with all due respect to London he would move to Italy. He evidently considers Milan superior to Tottenham and for this reason he has already reached an agreement in principle for the contract. Hiring wouldn’t be a problem. If anything, for him, there are two problems at the moment. One seems surmountable: the agreement between Milan and Tottenham. Spurs are asking for something more than 20 million, Milan want to close with a 1 as the first figure but it doesn’t seem like a headache. Closing around 18 is possible. Rather, it remains to be understood what Milan will decide – here is ER’s second problem – because the club has informed itself about various profiles and must make a decision. There is not only Emerson Royal in the search for a right back to compete for his place with Calabria.
his own story
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Emerson waits and works – even with declarations – to increase his chances: he is used to it. His life didn’t give him the best luck: he grew up in the favela of Ermelino Matarazzo, in Sao Paulo, but from there he managed to get to the Brazilian national team. “I have always believed in my dreams,” he said one day. He believed in it by leaning on God, whom he often cited, even in one of the most terrible moments of his life. In 2022 a man in Brazil attempted to rob him and pointed a gun at him. It ended well, also thanks to the intervention of a policeman, but that gun fired several times that day and yes, the day could have been tragic for him and many people around him.
the soccer player
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Emerson is a particular type, he is not always considered reliable but he undeniably works to improve himself, even by taking unusual paths. When Antonio Conte arrived at Tottenham, ER spent a million to strengthen himself, bought a hyperbaric chamber, hired a mental coach and a neuroscientist to help him perform better. “I wake up an hour early and start imagining what training will be like.” Remarkable. To Milan, also for this reason, he can bring running, obviously physical, experience: Emerson can stay wide but with Tottenham he often occupied more central areas. And then well, he would bring enthusiasm: yesterday on Instagram he published videos with his son and grandmother, commented with big hearts. The one for Milan is next.
