Spurs could sell Richarlison despite his strong play last season. The Brazil international had a difficult debut season at N17 under former manager Antonio Conte, but he did show glimpses of his best play during Ange Postecoglou’s first season in charge.
The 27-year-old, during a mid-season purple patch, scored nine goals in eight Premier League games from the middle of December to early February – displayed his best form in a Lilywhites jersey by quite some distance and attracting real praise.
Tottenham has offered Richarlison in a player-plus-cash bid to sign one very highly-rated star this summer.
Regarding Richarlison, Postecoglou stated earlier this year, “What I want is for Richy to keep improving, keep developing his football, and become a real force for us and we’ll see where that takes us.”
“Because as this year alone has shown us, all of my plans and designs regarding the formation I was going to use and the players I was going to use to support it pretty much went out the window when [Cristian] Romero suffered a concussion in the first fifteen minutes at Brentford, and I had to make a change.”
I’ve never thought about it that way. To me, it’s all about helping players reach their potential, and I still believe Richy has room to improve. If it keeps growing, well, we the football club will be the beneficiaries of it.”
Tottenham offer Richarlison plus cash for Alexander Isak
Gianluca Di Marzio, a reporter and transfer analyst for Sky Sports Italia, claims that Spurs are attempting to accomplish two goals at once by making a proposal for Alexander Isak, a player for Newcastle United.
In fact, Di Marzio reports this week that Richarlison is part of Tottenham’s player-plus-cash offer for Isak. Even if Eddie Howe’s team is under some pressure to sell players because of PSR, the £120,000-per-week Swedish international scored 25 goals for the Magpies in all competitions last season, so Eddie Howe’s team is naturally hesitant to accept Spurs’ offer.
Chairman Daniel Levy may have made a brilliant decision by bringing Isak to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and eliminating Richarlison’s £90,000-per-week wage, but it looks like they may need to come back with a better offer.
