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Emerson Royal could be granted surprise Tottenham debut by Nuno Espirito Santo against Crystal Palace with up to SEVEN Spurs stars set to be ruled-out after international break decimated squad

On Saturday, 11 days into his Tottenham career, Emerson Royal is in line to make his Spurs debut after arriving on deadline day.

The Brazilian completed his £25.7m move from Barcelona at the last minute but has settled into training at the north Londoners' Enfield training round.

Spurs return to Premier League action sitting top of the league before facing Crystal Palace at the weekend, though Nuno Espirito Santo has a slimmer squad to pick from.

Emerson Royal could wind-up in the Tottenham team for his debut on Saturday afternoon

Emerson Royal could wind-up in the Tottenham team for his debut on Saturday afternoon

Nuno Espirito-Santo may call on the right-back just day after his arrival after losing key players

Giovani Lo Celso, Cristian Romero and Davinson Sanchez were locked away in isolation upon their returns from Argentina and Colombia duty, while Son Heung-min is the headline doubt after picking up an injury training with South Korea.