5 things that Emerson Royal will bring to Barcelona this summer

#5 Crossing

The young right-back is just extremely well drilled at crossing the ball. Hence, with this signing, there will be more competition for the likes of Sergino Dest and Sergi Roberto at the right-back position. Emerson’s crossing abilities can be a massive advantage for Koeman, who likes his full-backs to play on a more attacking position, and with both Lionel Messi and Kun Aguero in the box, the connection between the players will be very important.

Royal’s time at Betis has shown us how wonderful he is at crossing the ball and perhaps fans could finally witness a similar connection between Emerson and Messi that they saw when Dani Alves was rocking the right flank.