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Emerson Royal: Tottenham sign Barcelona defender but Serge Aurier leaves

Tottenham have signed Brazil defender Emerson Royal from Barcelona for 30m euro (£25.8m) on a five-year contract.

The 22-year-old spent the past two seasons at Betis, scoring five goals in 79 games, before Barca exercised their option to bring him back for a reported 9m euros (£7.7m) in June.

Emerson featured in Brazil's run to the Copa America final this summer.

Serge Aurier, 28, has left Spurs after a mutual agreement to terminate his contract a year early.

The Ivory Coast right-back played 110 times for Spurs after a £23m move from PSG in 2017, but had effectively dropped to fourth-choice.