The striker position at Tottenham Hotspur is by no means secure.
Dominic Solanke has faced numerous injury issues at Hotspur Way and, when he has played, has not scored the number of goals you would expect.
Mathys Tel, who can play down the middle, has been preferred out wide.
Meanwhile, Richarlison's future has routinely been put into question over the last few months. Tottenham Hotspur News has spoken with experts who feel Richarlison could still leave.
But there is one part of the Brazilian's game that may ultimately keep him firmly at the fore of Roberto De Zerbi's plans.
And that could see Richarlison land a significant role for the upcoming season.
The quality that sets Richarlison apart from Dominic Solanke
Solanke and Richarlison are two very different strikers, and that is frankly clear when watching them.
Solanke thrives in holding up play, using his movement to bring his teammates into the game and getting on the end of chances.
Whereas Richarlison is a much more direct and aggressive type of centre-forward. He relentlessly runs and presses with a high intensity.
While the type of striker that Solanke is may typically be what De Zerbi is looking for, Richarlison's work-rate will not go unnoticed.
In the most recent friendly against MK Dons, his desire to win the ball back was evidently clear.
While the Englishman and South American played 45 minutes each, Richarlison competed in nine duels, of which he won six, as per Sofascore.
Meanwhile, Solanke competed in just three, winning two. This is evidence that Richarlison is looking to engage against the opposition and effectively create turnovers for Spurs.
And that willingness is a quality not often present in Tottenham's forward department.
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If the 29-year-old is worried about how his manager feels about him heading into the season, then there is really shouldn't be any to be had.
Towards the end of last season, as relayed by Football London, De Zerbi stated about Richarlison: "Richarlison is a great guy because he is a sensitive guy, I like him as a player and as a man. What he thinks you can understand immediately from his face, or his eyes. It's pure."
The Tottenham forward will have to keep up what he has been showing to the Italian since his arrival.
Richarlison could yet prove to be a very important and crucial player for Tottenham, with Solanke perhaps facing a tougher battle than expected up top.