Milan reignite interest in Tottenham defender – new coach must arrive first

AC Milan are reigniting their interest in Tottenham defender Emerson Royal but they won’t make a move until a new coach has been appointed.

As has been reported by Calciomercato.com, the Rossoneri think that Emerson could be a useful option in defence and he seems to be surplus to requirements at Tottenham which should drive down his price tag.

When Paolo Maldini and Frederic Massara were in charge of the transfers at Milan, they were very interested in Emerson and Massara actually met with his agent in 2020 and 2021 to try and get a move off of the ground.

In August 2021, he was sold by Barcelona to Tottenham and he is under contract in the Premier League until June 2026.

Whilst he has still made plenty of appearances this season under Ange Postecoglou, he is certainly not preferred at right-back to Pedro Porro and if he wants regular starts, he will have to leave.

With Milan unsure about the futures of Andrea Florenzi and Davide Calabria, Emerson could be an opportunistic purchase, but it is exactly the sort of signing that Milan cannot press ahead with until they have appointed a new coach to replace Stefano Pioli at the end of the season.