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Emerson Royal 'buys a hyperbaric oxygen chamber, hires a neuroscientist and orders HIS OWN scouting report of PSG's Achraf Hakimi... with Tottenham star 'spending close to £1MILLION to improve his game' under Antonio Conte Emerson Royal 'has spent nearly £1m' trying to turn himself into a better player The 23-year-old has had to prove himself to Antonio Conte since joining in 2021 The defender 'has bought his own hyperbaric oxygen tank and neuroscientist' He has also spent money on 'hiring his own scouting report' on Achraf Hakimi

By Ed Carruthers For Mailonline

Published: 09:45 BST, 30 September 2022 | Updated: 09:50 BST, 30 September 2022

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Emerson Royal's desperation to prove himself to Antonio Conte has reportedly seen him spend £800,000 on trying to become a better player for Tottenham.

The 23-year-old joined Spurs in 2021 for a fee of £25million but initially failed to impress Conte, with The Times reporting in January that Conte thought the wing-back 'did not fit the bill' moving forward.

But Royal has taken steps to improve his game away from the training ground and, according to The Sun, has purchased his own hyperbaric oxygen tank to help keep his fitness levels up.

Emerson Royal (right) has 'spent £1m to improve his game in bid to impress Antonio Conte'

Royal (left) 'commissioned a scouting report' of ex-Inter Milan wing-back Achraf Hakimi (right)

The Spurs wing-back also reportedly commissioned a scouting report of Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi, who flourished under Conte's system at Inter Milan, scoring seven goals in just 45 games for