Tottenham fans call on club to sell Emerson Royal after he ‘gifted Hearts a goal’ with disastrous mistake in pre-season friendly

Fans took to social media to criticise Emerson Royal after he gifted Hearts a goal in Tottenham’s pre-season friendly on Wednesday night.

Spurs beat Hearts 5-1 in a pre-season friendly but failed to keep a clean sheet after Emerson’s error provided Lawrence Shankland with a golden opportunity.

The 25-year-old Brazilian defender received a pass on the right side of the pitch before being closed down by his opposite number.

Emerson dropped back before trying to play the ball upfield. However, his pass was intercepted around the penalty area.

As a result, the ball was played to Shankland – who turned and fired into the bottom left corner of the goal in the 45th minute.

To cap it all, Tottenham were only leading 1-0 at the time of the goal, meaning Emerson’s mistakes allowed Shankland to level the score.

Fans were furious with Emerson’s decision and called for Tottenham to sell the 25-year-old defender during the summer transfer window.

One social media user wrote: “This is hilarious, the only goal we conceded in our friendly match was the fault of another piece of shit Emerson Royal.”

Another X user – formerly known as Twitter – wrote: “NEVER, EVER, EVER let Emerson Royal play for Spurs again! Sell him now!”

A third added: “Emerson Royal simply cannot make it to a fourth season at Tottenham Hotspur. He was never good enough and he never will be. Get him out.”

One fan wrote: “What a second half performance against Hearts from the Younguns, apart from Emerson Royal’s brain fart.”

While another Tottenham supporter said: “How come Emerson Royal is still wearing a Spurs shirt? Get rid of him ASAP!”

One Tottenham fan joked: “Emerson Royal, you are 100% an AI experiment for sure.”

Tottenham have rejected an initial €10m (£8.4m) offer from AC Milan for Emerson in what fans say was a poor decision.

The Italian team contacted Tottenham with a verbal and then written offer. However, their proposal was rejected as Spurs wanted double for the defender.

AC Milan has not yet made a higher offer. Borussia Dortmund and clubs from Saudi Arabia are also said to be interested.