Tottenham Hotspur have had an eventful summer so far.
Despite winning the Europa League, a decision was made to sack Ange Postecoglou. Thomas Frank replaced him, and the signings of Kota Takai and Mohammed Kudus have since been completed.
Tottenham’s move for Morgan Gibbs-White has been delayed after Nottingham Forest issued a legal notice to the North Londoners. It remains to be seen what will happen there.
While that is going on, news from Brazil has revealed that Tottenham have been in talks over the sale of one of their big-money signings.
Tottenham have been in talks to sell Richarlison for two weeks
Richarlison joined Tottenham for £60 million in the summer of 2022.
The Brazilian was a brilliant player at Everton, but for one reason or another, he just hasn’t been able to live up to his price tag in North London.
TBR Football revealed back in April that Tottenham are actively trying to sell Richarlison and could even entertain a loan move.
Everton have been linked with Richarlison, but Brazilian journalist Fabricio Lopes has revealed that Palmeiras president Leila Pereira has been in talks to sign him.
Lopes told Terra: “I got the information that Leila Pereira contacted Tottenham to try to hire Richarlison. She is personally talking and convincing the athlete to go to Palmeiras for about two weeks”
The outlet further reveals that Tottenham, who are headed by Daniel Levy, have demanded £55 million for their star attacker.
Pereira, who Terra says has been in ‘direct’ contact with Richarlison and Spurs, has not been put off by such a high fee, and she is thinking of using a part of Palmeiras’ Club World Cup earnings to finance the deal.
Thomas Frank could save Richarlison’s career
Richarlison is still only 28 years old, and he is capable of playing at the highest level.
Postecoglou trusted the Brazilian more often than not, and it’s now up to Frank to decide what he would like to do with Richarlison.
We think the new Tottenham boss could give him an opportunity.
That’s because, back in 2023, Frank predicted that Richarlison would score a lot of goals for Tottenham and called him a ‘very good’ player.
Spurs will play their first game of pre-season against Reading on Saturday. It will be interesting to see if Richarlison will get some minutes.