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David Moyes will search the striker market once more this winter after Folarin Balogun's proposed move to the Blues fell through, which has left Thierno Barry as the only senior number nine at the club.

Angus Kinnear and Co. have come under fire after leaving Moyes with only one striker after the summer window, despite the position being in need of a clear upgrade.

Richarlison 'will leave' Tottenham in January after Everton attempt

Richarlison has approached FIFA over helping him terminate his Spurs deal with just cause, with his argument claiming that the club are preventing him from practising his profession after he was left off their 25-man squad.

With Richarlison set to leave in January, Everton would still have to pay money for his signature, though they may not need to cough up as much as initially expected.

The striker finished as Tottenham's top goalscorer last season, so he always looked like a solid target on paper this summer, especially when considering he could have been Beto's replacement.

In the days around the news linking Richarlison to Everton, he was vocal on social media, claiming that the Blues were the club of his heart, while slamming Tottenham's management of him.

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James Garner was on top form for Everton in their 0-0 draw against Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday.

The Toffees kept their unbeaten start to the Premier League going, drawing their third consecutive game in the clash at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Though the Blues had to dig deep to keep the clean sheet, they had chances of their own to bring all three points back to L3.

David Moyes will most likely agree that Garner was once again the man who held everything together for Everton, and without him, they may not have got any type of result at all.

The ex-Manchester United man was partnered by Harrison Armstrong in the middle of the park, before Hayden Hackney once again made his way onto the pitch from the bench.

But Garner's performance has only been made even more impressive given the quality of midfielders that he was showing up in north London.

He was up against a midfield pairing of Sandro Tonali and Mateus Fernandes, who were both brought to the Lilywhites for big money in the summer.

Tonali and Fernandes cost Tottenham a combined reported total of £177million, which shows the level of player that Everton have on their hands with Garner.

The 25-year-old had the most defensive contributions in the game with 17, and only misplaced five of his 51 attempted passes at a completion rate of 90 per cent.

Tonali and Fernandes only made 15 defensive actions combined, including two tackles, while Everton's all-action midfielder made six, which also included a last-man intervention.

What Spurs display could mean for Garner's value

Garner signed a new four-and-a-half-year deal earlier this year, and is contracted to Everton until June of 2030.

His Transfermarkt value stands at £35m - a figure which steadily increased throughout the course of last season.

Now, Garner is on track to keep multiplying his value as the season goes on.

His performance edges him closer to an England call-up, which will only take his value even higher if given a chance by Thomas Tuchel.

He is untouchable for Everton, and will surely demand a near club-record fee to be sold in the future if he carries on in this manner, although supporters will of course hope he sticks around for a number of years to come.

There was plenty of uproar when the Brazilian looked set to come through the door on Merseyside.

That wasn't solely due to the forward, but due to the fact that Iliman Ndiaye was set to go the other direction.

A move for the money that was reportedly going to be involved just didn't seem to make sense for David Moyes' side.

It obviously fell through in the end and the 29-year-old remained at Spurs.

Richarlison clearly thought he'd be on the move and is surely now thinking what could have been at Everton.

He has spoken out on his position and his desire to move away from North London.

That didn't go down well with Roberto De Zerbi as he voiced his frustration to the media.

Richarlison hasn't stopped and has now spoken directly to Vasco da Gama fans after a move to his homeland didn't work out.

In an Instagram video lasting over two minutes, he said a lot about the collapsed deal.

"This week has been pretty hectic. We came very close to me signing for Vasco, my boyhood club, my family’s boyhood club. It was very close.

"I wanted to play for Vasco until December. Other clubs came in, other offers came in, but I made it very clear to Pedrinho and Felipe that they were my priority until December.

"Unfortunately, Tottenham also had a loan limit, and that’s why it didn’t work out either."

The attacker came across quite disappointed in the video, which may be have him thinking of what could have happened if he joined Everton earlier in the summer.

Could Richarlison still join Everton?

With the current state of the Toffees front line, they may still look to welcome the Brazilian back.

He certainly doesn't have the best reputation at Tottenham right now and they'll likely be trying to ship him out as soon as possible.

That could serve as an opportunity for Everton to sign the 1997-born forward in January.

His contract expires at the end of the season, so a cut-price deal would be available in the winter.

The final decision would ultimately come down to Richarlison and where he sees his future.

Spurs spent around £334million on new recruits, but results have so far been disappointing.

Roberto De Zerbi's side started their season with a 3-0 loss at Brentford, which was followed by a 2-0 home loss against Newcastle United.

The Lilywhites did stop the rot somewhat last week when drawing 0-0 at Nottingham Forest for their first point of the campaign.

But no wins and zero goals scored from three matches is clearly not good enough as Everton prepare to visit the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

It goes without saying that Spurs chiefs were expecting far more than this from De Zerbi at this stage.

Another defeat this weekend really would leave Tottenham in disastrous territory, even more so if others around them pick up points.

Giving his verdict to Sky Sports, Merson said he believes the Lilywhites will spiral if they are on the end of another bad result on Saturday evening.

"Spurs have to beat Everton this weekend. It's a cup final for them - I'd go as far as to say this is their season on the line," he said.

"If they lose to Everton, then you starting thinking: this is going to be another grind of a season. Here we go again. You would start really, really worrying as a Tottenham fan."

Merson went on to say: "If they beat Everton, then they've got every chance of beating Aston Villa at home next week.

"If they don't beat Everton, they're not beating Villa. That's how it works. It's a snowball effect."

Everton will of course hope that is very much the case as they look to seek some revenge from their final-day defeat to Spurs four months ago.

Tottenham could achieve unwanted first this weekend

Everton will make the trip to the capital in a confident mood on the back of last week's draw with Manchester United.

That maintained the Toffees' unbeaten start, with five points from three matches a good return.

However, defeat to Spurs on Saturday would shift the narrative and one win from four does not sound anywhere near as good.

As for Spurs, they are simply in desperate need of points and goals.

If they fail to score again this weekend, it will mark the first time in their history they have failed to score in any of their first four league matches at any level.

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Though the Premier League's registration period has slammed shut, any player who became a free agent before the deadline would still be able to move and be registered for another team before January.

The player would argue that he is now being prevented from practising his profession, following in the footsteps of Brazilian compatriot Renan Lodi, who had a similar issue at Al Hilal last summer.

Richarlison is in talks to join Brazilian side Vasco da Gama, though if his approach to FIFA was successful, that would mean the Toffees could try to reopen negotiations, this time for a free transfer.

But usually, if a player is contracted to a club past the summer registration window, like Richarlison, they would have to wait until the January market opens before being allowed to play for a new team.

As highlighted by the FA, Article 6 of FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players states, "Where a contract has been terminated with just cause, FIFA may take provisional measures in order to avoid abuse".

This means that FIFA can step in and help Richarlison terminate his Spurs contract and make a temporary decision concerning the player's registration status, instead of waiting until a conclusion to the contractual dispute is reached.

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