The side will be the protagonist of the duel between Betis and Barça where he will defend Betis against those who will probably be his teammates next year.
Tonight’s game against FC Barcelona will not be just any match for Emerson Royal as he will have as his enemies those who will be, if nothing changes it, his teammates next year. February 15 will mark two years since the arrival of the full-back and since then Emerson has more than taken advantage of the time he has been wearing the thirteen bars jersey. Not only has he managed to be indisputable at Betis but he has also attracted the attention of the international market, relating him to PSG and even as a hypothetical currency to be used by Barcelona.
As goal.com has learned, the full-back is calm as he has a three-season contract with the Catalan team. He has recently changed representation agency and now he only cares about being able to meet the objective of qualifying Betis for Europe. In addition, in a more individual aspect, Emerson himself wants to culminate in the best way this season to be able to have options to go to the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2021. André Jardine has already called him, despite being injured, for the friendlies that the Olympian of Brazil disputed with Saudi Arabia and Egypt in the past month of November.
Let us remember that the Brazilian was the protagonist of an agreement where Betis and Barcelona became property with the footballer. The Catalan team deposited in the first instance the 12 million of the cost of their signing to Atlético Minero to, later, sell him 50% of the pass from the side to the Heliopolitan box for six. Thanks to this, Real Betis has been enjoying Emerson from February 2019 until the end of this season (two and a half seasons). In June, Barcelona will recruit him again by paying six million to Betis plus an amount, already agreed, for the capital gain generated by the player. In addition, the Sevillian entity reserves a percentage of a future sale.
Along with Canales, Emerson is one of those players who has made a name for himself this season in the Verdiblanca fans, even earning the irreplaceable label. His first year he played six First Division matches and one Europa League. It served him as an adaptation period to complete a total of 33 clashes in 2019/20, plus one in the Cup, scoring three goals. This season he has played 17 in the League, four in the Copa del Rey and only one goal.
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