TOTTENHAM new boy Emerson Royal has fired a parting shot at Barcelona.
The right-back, 22, only arrived at Barca earlier this summer – having spent two years on loan at Real Betis.
He finally made his first start for the club last Sunday, only to be told just one day later that he would be sold to Spurs for £26million.
While he is excited to begin his new chapter at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the manner of the Brazilian's Barcelona exit has left a bitter taste.
He told Marca: "The ways of Barca hurt me. They could have been otherwise. There were better ways to fix things.
"They were telling me that I had to go yes or yes.
"When I arrived I was sure that Barcelona did not want to sell me, but seeing what (happened) in the past it is clear to me that when they signed me they already had the idea of selling me in mind."
He then added: "I thought the club wanted me to stay.
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"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 the club called me to go to the Ciudad Deportiva because they wanted to talk to me and there I already found out that they wanted to sell me."
Royal then explained that he felt he was being 'kicked out', adding: "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 illusion 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 realised that they were telling me to go yes or yes. They were kicking me out with very good words."
Royal, however, has now embraced his new challenge at Tottenham.
After joining Spurs, Royal tweeted: "Wonderful to be with you! Here we go! comeonyouSpurs."
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