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title: "Tottenham Hotspur: Alan Hutton slams Emerson Royal for performances this season"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Emilio Galantini"
section: "Tottenham Hotspur News"
published: "2022-03-12T20:40:33Z"
modified: "2022-03-12T20:40:33Z"
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# Tottenham Hotspur: Alan Hutton slams Emerson Royal for performances this season

**Speaking to [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/tottenham-news-pundit-issues-massive-matt-doherty-claim-and-issues-emerson-royal-verdict/), former Tottenham Hotspur right-back and [BBC Radio 5 Live pundit Alan Hutton](https://icdb.tv/stats/3725/Alan-Hutton) has slammed Emerson Royal for his overall performances this season.**

### The Lowdown: Royal linked with exit…

It has been widely reported over this last week that Spurs and Fabio Paratici are now open to selling the Brazilian just a year after signing him in a [£25 million deal](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/17882481/tottenham-emerson-royal-transfer-offers/) from Barcelona.

[Tottenham latest developments!](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/web-stories/tottenham-latest-news-copy/)

[The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/17882481/tottenham-emerson-royal-transfer-offers/) say that Spurs are open to offer for Royal as manager Antonio Conte seemingly favours Republic of Ireland international Matt Doherty, particularly for his superior attacking player overall.

[Marca (via Sport Witness)](https://sportwitness.co.uk/first-contacts-tottenham-player-willing-leave-spurs-summer-contact-initiated-move/) claim that the feeling is mutual on Royal’s part with the defender ‘willing’ to leave north London.

Sharing his verdict on the 23-year-old, Hutton has slammed Real Betis’ former star for his Spurs showings over 2021/2022.

### The Latest: Hutton slams Royal…

Speaking to [FI](https://www.footballinsider247.com/tottenham-news-pundit-issues-massive-matt-doherty-claim-and-issues-emerson-royal-verdict/), the ex-Scotland international claimed that Royal has ‘really struggled’ and just ‘isn’t the answer’ for Conte.

He explained: *“Emerson Royal, for me, isn’t the answer. I’ve watched him throughout the season, and he’s really struggled.*

*“We’re starting to see the best of Doherty but it’s about showing the manager that he’s capable of playing there long-term.”*

### The Verdict: Time to pull it back?

Still young and [revered for his physicality/fitness levels](https://www.spurs-web.com/spurs-news/report-spurs-staff-already-full-of-compliments-for-incredible-emerson/), we believe there is still time for Royal to make a name for himself at Spurs.

He’s been tipped to become a ‘really important’ player under Conte by [La Liga expert Kevin Campbell](https://www.footballinsider247.com/tottenham-news-campbell-issues-really-important-emerson-royal-verdict-after-what-hes-seen/) with Alasdair Gold once claiming those within the club were [blown away by his energy](https://www.spurs-web.com/spurs-news/report-spurs-staff-already-full-of-compliments-for-incredible-emerson/) as a defender.

There is untapped potential for him to become a hero in north London but time will tell whether Conte has the patience to develop the other parts of his game.

***In other news: Offer tabled: Tottenham make pre-summer move as they chase ‘massive’ signing for Conte, find out more [here.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-transfer-rumours/tottenham-hotspur-italian-source-drops-big-paulo-dybala-transfer-update/)***