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Barcelona's Emerson Royal set for Tottenham move in £26m deal

Tottenham are set to sign Barcelona full-back Emerson Royal in deal that could be worth up to £26m ($35m), Goal understands.

The north London club will pay an initial £21m for the 22-year-old, with £4-6m due in add-ons and bonuses.

The Brazil international, who has spent last two-and-a-half seasons on loan at Real Betis, will sign a five-year contract with the Premier League side.

Emerson convinced by Spurs

Emerson initially wanted to stay at Camp Nou this summer, but was convinced by Spurs’ offer to move to the Premier League.

The full-back joined Barca from Atletico Mineiro in January 2019 in a joint deal with Betis that saw the player move to Andalucia on loan.