Richarlison wants to leave Everton for Tottenham
Richarlison wants to leave Everton to join Tottenham this summer, with the north London club growing in confidence a deal can be done according to The Telegraph.
The Brazilian is set to leave Goodison Park after four years with the Toffees, as the 25-year-old looks to play regular European football ahead of the upcoming Qatar World Cup later this year.
As talks between Spurs and Everton continue over a deal, the player has made it clear that he wants the move but there is still a gap in valuation between the two clubs.
According to Matt Law though, Tottenham could look to cut that gap by writing off the transfer fee owed by Everton for the January deal that saw Dele Alli move to Merseyside.
There was no initial fee paid for the transfer, but Everton will owe Spurs £10m once the 26-year-old has made 20 appearances for the club and there are other performance related add-ons included in the deal also.
Tempting
Richarlison looks certain to leave at this point, and it would be a surprise if it were to go anywhere but Tottenham now considering how the window is shaping up.
But while we all knew what a risk the Dele deal was when we did it in January, not many would have predicted that his future would be far from safe by the time the summer came around.
With such an add-on heavy deal in place, Everton have the chance to get out unharmed from the deal if they decided that he wasn’t what they need anymore and now Spurs have offered them that lifeline too.
Coming to a compromise on the price for Richarlison is hard to do, because he is our best player and we need the cash. But if we can find a way to do a deal that takes any risk of out the Dele transfer then that would be great for the club too.
Ultimately though, Everton would be better off getting the full amount in cash and then paying up for Dele if and when the clauses are triggered as that would send the best message and would make the most sense for the club’s finances.