ARSENAL are reportedly one of a number of clubs looking to lure defender Emerson Royal away from Barcelona in the summer.
The Gunners are in the market for a new right-back with SunSport exclusively revealing Hector Bellerin is set to depart in the upcoming window.
It is understood that the Spaniard is keen for a new challenge having spent the last ten years at the Emirates.
One player that could be brought in is Brazilian star Emerson, who was first linked with the Gunners in March.
And according to Radio Castellon via Mundo Deportivo, the Gunners are weighing up a summer swoop for the 22-year-old.
However signing Emerson would probe to be tricky, with the player co-owned by both Real Betis and Barcelona.
The two LaLiga sides paid £5.1million each in 2019 to sign the Brazil international from Atletico Mineiro, with Emerson spending the last two years at Betis.
But he will finally head to the Nou Camp at the end of June with the Blaugrana to fork out an additional £2.5m.
As well as Arsenal, it has been claimed that Tottenham, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, AC Milan and Villarreal are all keen on signing him.
Barcelona could be tempted to offload Emerson as they already have Sergino Dest and Sergi Roberto to rely on.
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However Emerson has earned rave reviews this campaign, having chipped in with two goals and four assists in 36 games in all competitions.
He has three years left to run on his deal in Catalonia, but he could be sold with Barca needing cash as they are reportedly £800m in debt.
Should Arsenal fail in their attempts to sign Emerson, they could turn their attention to Norwich’s Max Aarons.
And they have even been linked with a move for Brighton’s Tariq Lamptey, as well as Inter Milan’s Achraf Hakimi.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
