One thing is for sure: Brazilian Tottenham striker Richaelison will not be in either the starting line-up or in the squad later today, Saturday, when Tottenham host Everton at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. – The London club have chosen not to sign him up for Premier League games ahead of the season in the belief that Richarlison would be sold.
A MUST WIN game for manager Roberto de Zerbi, Tottenham have only one point from three games in the Premier League start.
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Several times there have been reports that now it is happening, including a transfer to today’s opponent Everton was almost in the box.
Tottenham signed Richarlison from Everton for £60 million on a five-year contract in 2022. Richarlison’s planned transfer to Vasco da Gama has collapsed, while uncertainty over the Brazilian’s future persists.
Sources suggest that Spurs had agreed with Vasco on a transfer fee for a return to Brazil for the 29-year-old.
However, negotiations over the personal terms are said to have become a problem. – Vasco da Gama cannot and will not match the weekly wage of £175,000 a week. And a feeling is growing that Richarlison will stay at Spurs.
The attacker was left out of Tottenham’s Premier League squad after his planned £35m transfer to Everton on Deadline Day broke down due to a disagreement over personal terms.
On Thursday, BBC Sport reported that Richarlison and Spurs were in a dispute over the remaining nine months of his contract. Tottenham manager Roberto de Zerbi gave no update on Richarlison’s future at a press conference earlier on Friday.
Richarlison is said to be exploring his options, and sources suggest he is keen to be released from the rest of his current contract, which expires next summer – but Spurs could also trigger a 12-month extension.
The former Watford and Everton player was Tottenham’s top scorer in the Premier League last season with 11 goals, helping the club avoid relegation.
“Richarlison is a good guy, a very good guy. I’ve spoken to him many times and spent time convincing him to stay, but if you ask me, I know the truth,” De Zerbi said.
“I know what happened in the last month, the last 45 days, and that’s clear, but I’m not frustrated.
“If I had decided myself that he should be kept out of the squad, I would have had regrets, but the decision has not even been made by the club. It has been a consequence of what I have already told you – that he has decided…
“I’m sorry, because it could have been different. Even the end of the story. It could have been better, or it was much better [with] Richarlison on the list, happy to stay, maybe even extend his contract, because he’s still an important player.
“He was important last season, we can’t forget that, but we can’t forget the last 45 days either.
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