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Tottenham confirm £26m transfer for Barcelona defender Emerson Royal with brilliant Buckingham Palace ‘Royal Baby’ meme
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TOTTENHAM have confirmed their £26million move for Barcelona defender Emerson Royal on a five-year deal with a brilliant Buckingham Palace 'Royal Baby' meme.
Spurs have paid £21m up front for the Brazilian right-back, 22, with a further £5m to be paid in add-ons.
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Emerson has signed a five-year contract at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and will wear the No12 shirt most-recently worn by Joe Hart.
Taking to Twitter, Spurs wrote: "Please welcome London’s newest Royal, @Emerson_Royal22".
And in a separate post, Tottenham mocked up an image of the news being displayed outside Buckingham Palace, much like any royal announcement.
The note read: "Tottenham Hotspur Football & Athletic Co Ltd is delighted to announce the arrival of a new Royal. 31 August, 2021."
Arsenal also registered an interest in signing Royal.
But Spurs were always in the driving seat, with the defender preferring a move to Nuno Espirito Santo's side over Mikel Arteta's.
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Tottenham stepped up their interest in the Brazilian over the weekend.
Desperate to offload Serge Aurier, Spurs tried to include the Ivorian as part of a deal for Royal, in addition to £17million.
Barcelona rejected the bid but the Londoners remained intent on sealing a deal this summer.
And they sealed the deal on deadline day with a £26m bid and the guarantee of £21m up front.
Meanwhile, Spurs are still racing to offload Aurier, with a number of clubs around Europe believed to be interested as the hours tick on.
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