Emerson slams Barca after shock move to Spurs

"I thought the club wanted me to stay," Emerson Royal said in his interview with Marca.

"I played on Sunday as a starter, the next day I woke up and went to train quietly. There I already began to see that a lot of things were coming out; that Tottenham were talking to Barcelona, ​​that they had almost done it.

"I didn't understand anything about what was happening because I didn't know anything.

"In the afternoon they called me from the club to go to the Sports City because they wanted to talk to me and there I already found out that they wanted to sell me.

"I met the leaders of the club. They began to tell me that the club's situation was not good, that it was going through a difficult time and that it was better for them to sell.

"I repeated to them that my intention was to stay because I had the intention of playing here and contributing things to Barcelona. I knew that if I was in my best shape I was going to succeed here.

"I am smart and there came a time when I realized that they were telling me to go yes or yes.

"They were kicking me out with very good words," Emerson added.

Barcelona surprisingly cashed in on Emerson on transfer deadline day in €25m deal with Tottenham.

The Brazilian right-back had only spent 40 days at Barcelona.