Emerson responds to Atletico Madrid interest

Atletico Madrid were upset after Emerson Royal decided to join Barcelona. 'Los Colchoneros' had been following the right back very closely and wanted to bring him to the club. 

After Kieran Trippier swapped Madrid for Newcastle, Atletico had some work to do. They picked up the phone and questioned Tottenham, his current team, on whether they would be prepared to sell the player.

The information filtered down to Emerson himself. In his most recent interview with  'Què T'hi Jugues', he admitted that he was well aware of Atletico's interest in him. 

"Yes, I've been told the news, but I'm in a good moment at Spurs right now. The future? I don't know... that's up to God", he commented after being questioned on the possibility of playing for 'Los Colchoneros' in the future.

In any case, he explained how flattering it is to have teams like Atletico interested in him: "I always want to be in the moment, but it's obvious things are going well and that's very important for me. I like the fact other clubs are watching me play".

He would join a few friends if he went to Atletico, and he admitted that he watches their matches sometimes. "I watch them, yes, I've got friends there. Lodi, Felipe, Cunha...", he highlighted. 

After being questioned on whether he would like to link up with his friend, Lodi, on the right hand side at the Wanda Metropolitano, he responded in vague fashion: "Well, I don't know".