AC Milan will soon welcome Emerson Royal as their third signing of the summer window and the terms of the deal have been confirmed, in addition to the number he has chosen.
According to what is being reported by MilanNews, the Emerson Royal deal was finally unblocked this morning , with Milan and Tottenham reaching an agreement for the permanent transfer of the right-back.
The London club will collect around €15m plus bonuses for Emerson, with the Brazilian expected in Italy in the next few hours for the usual medical checks and to sign the contract at Casa Milan. He will join Alvaro Morata and Strahinja Pavlovic as the third signing of the summer.
The report adds that the former Barcelona and Real Betis man has also chosen his shirt number: he will wear number 22, the iconic number that his compatriot Ricardo Kaká wore during the 2000s with the Rossoneri.
Paulo Fonseca has the right-back that he requested at the start of the summer, and the idea is that he can compete with Davide Calabria for the starting spot.
He could potentially even be the long-term replacement for him if the Italian moves on at the end of his current contract, which expires in 11 months.
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One of the most striking comments from today’s press conference to unveil Alvaro Morata was something Zlatan Ibrahimovic said which suggested that the summer business is far from done.
To be more specific, it was this line in particular that seemed to pique the interest of the fans on social media: “In the first press conference I said that God created the world in seven days: this is day four. We are very excited.” The implication is that Milan are only 4/7 of the way through their plans.
As MilanNews write, it is likely that Zlatan was talking about the appointment of the new head coach Paulo Fonseca, the signing of Alvaro Morata as the new striker, the addition of Strahinja Pavlovic at centre-back and also Emerson Royal’s imminent arrival at right-back.
What is missing? A defensive midfielder is needed, with Youssouf Fofana of Monaco the main name, but the message remains the same: “Let’s see, we are working. We are following the strategy that we had in mind from the beginning.”
To translate: Milan are not afraid to embark on long negotiations in order to reach an agreement at the figures that they themselves believe is the right price. Thus, Fofana – or an alternative target – could be the fifth day in ‘Ibra’s divine count’.
What about the other two days? It feels as though exits are a topic that will become important soon, to free spaces in the squad and generate funds, and then the last step could be seizing opportunities amid the links to Tammy Abraham and Lazar Samardzic.
The seventh day will not be a day of rest, however, because we are only at the beginning of the season and the hard work will
