Spurs: Conte to offer Royal in Dumfries bid

Tottenham Hotspur can be keen to offer Emerson Royal in a deal to convey Denzel Dumfries to the Premier League in the January switch window.

What’s the discuss?

That’s in accordance to Marco Barzaghi, with the Italian journalist revealing in a current video posted on his YouTube channel (by way of Sport Witness) that Antonio Conte may offer Inter Milan the 23-year-old Brazilian in a player-plus-cash bid for the 26-year-old Netherlands right-back – whom the Serie A aspect are mentioned to worth at a determine in the area of €60m (£53m).

Regarding the curiosity in the defender, Barzaghi mentioned: “Dumfries had a star turn at the World Cup, with goals and assists. Given the prices that are circulating, €60m could fit, but even €50m could be good. A bidding war cannot be ruled out with Chelsea, Manchester United and Bayern Munich. Tottenham is also on the player and could offer Emerson Royal.”

Ditch Emerson, signal Dumfries

Considering the fairly contrasting campaigns Dumfries and Emerson have loved throughout their respective spells at Inter and Tottenham, ought to Conte handle to knock the previous’s £53m asking value down by together with the Brazilian in the deal, it might undoubtedly symbolize one thing of a masterstroke by the 53-year-old supervisor.

Indeed, over Dumfries’ 33 Serie A appearances final day out, the £44.5m-rated expertise was in unbelievable attacking kind, scoring 5 targets, offering 4 assists and creating six massive possibilities for his teammates, in addition to taking a median of 1.2 photographs, making 0.8 key passes and finishing 0.4 crosses per recreation.

The £53k-per-week right-back has been in equally tremendous kind going forwards over his 15 fixtures this season, having already hit the again of the online as soon as, registered two assists and created eight massive possibilities for the Nerazzurri, in addition to taking a median of 1.3 photographs, making 1.1 key passes and finishing 0.5 crosses per match.

In distinction, over Emerson’s 31 Premier League appearances in 2021/22, the £31m-rated defender was fairly much less spectacular in an attacking capability, scoring one objective, offering one help and creating one massive probability, in addition to taking a median of 0.5 photographs, making 0.9 key passes and finishing 0.6 crosses per fixture.

Things haven’t improved for the £40k-per-week full-back over his 13 top-flight outings this season, scoring no targets, registering one help and creating no massive possibilities for his teammates, in addition to taking a median of 0.7 photographs, making 0.4 key passes and finishing 0.3 crosses per recreation.

As such, with Conte himself admitting that he prefers his wing-backs to be extra attack-minded than defensively targeted, it’s clear to see that the “deadly” – in the phrases of journalist Marco Messina – Dumfries can be a substantial improve on Emerson – who Richarlison dubbed a “beast” – on the right-hand aspect of the Italian’s backline at Spurs.