Emerson Royal makes Man City and Liverpool admission as Antonio Conte faces transfer dilemma

Emerson Royal has had a tough time, both on and off the pitch, since his move to Tottenham last summer. With the season coming to an end last month, the Brazilian returned home, but was involved in an incident in the early hours of Friday morning.

Royal managed to escape an attempted armed robbery, but explained that 29 shots were fired. Earlier this week the 23-year-old spoke about the incident and explained what happened when he told the man, who was holding a gun, that he would "give him what he wants".

"When I hand it to him, he walks away and unlocks his gun to shoot me. When he’s about to shoot me, I pushed him, slap the gun and he shoots in the air," the Brazilian admitted.

"He fired. It was at that moment, when I pushed him, that he loses his balance and the cop shoots him. Then when he hits the shot, the rush starts."

The 23-year-old made the move to North London last summer, transferring from Barcelona, although he had been on loan at Real Betis. The defender made 31 Premier League appearances in his first season at Tottenham, starting in 26 of those matches.

When Antonio Conte arrived, Royal struggled to make the adaptation from a full-back to a wing-back. The 23-year-old had to step-up in the final stretch of the season, as Matt Doherty picked up an injury just as the Irishman was finding form.

In December, the Italian said that: "Emerson is very young and he has to continue to work." This is what the Brazilian did and he ended the season in better form, but there are many questions still being raised over his future in N17.

Spurs have already been linked with a number of players, who could replace the 23-year-old at right wing-back, including Djed Spence. If Tottenham do sign another right wing-back and