Barcelona and Tottenham have reached an agreement over £25.7million fee for right-back Emerson Royal as Spurs push to sign him before tomorrow’s deadline.
The Brazil international is highly rated by Barca but their well-documented financial troubles mean they are vulnerable to offers and Tottenham are hopeful of concluding a deal for the 22-year-old.
Talks opened at the end of last week with Tottenham offering Serge Aurier in a swap deal but that was rejected by Barca who want straight cash.
He had settled in well at Barca and his departure will come as a blow to Ronald Koeman who is struggling to assess what squad he will have left.
Tottenham still hope to offload Aurier with Lille among those interested. They sold Moussa Sissoko to Watford last week which followed the departures of Danny Rose, Toby Alderweireld and Erik Lamela.
Tottenham had tried to negotiate a deal for 18-year-old midfielder Ilaix Moriba also but he is close to joining Red Bull Leipzig.
