REPORT: Palmeiras president negotiating with Spurs to return Richarlison to Brazil

Look, let’s be actual right here. Tottenham Hotspur must promote some gamers, and a kind of gamers they should promote might be Richarlison. I like Richarlison. I believe he’s an important hold-up participant, a bodily presence within the field, and an all-around nice dude. However he’s up there in age and wages, and simply can’t keep wholesome. Spurs are within the technique of rebuilding round a fitter, youthful core and as large a fan as I’m of Pombo at a sure level we simply need to let him go.

So this perked up my ears a bit — a report from Brazilian outlet Terra says Palmeiras’ president is personally negotiating with Spurs with a view to signal Richarlison and produce him again to his dwelling nation.

Now, for those who’re in search of causes to be skeptical about this story — and also you’re a Carty Free reader, I’ve crushed this into you through the years, you ought to be — you’ll discover them. For starters, Tottenham are mentioned to need £55m for Richy, and that appears like a value that’s going to be WAY out of the league of any Campeonato Brasileiro membership. The article really addresses this head on, saying that Palmeiras president Leila Pereira is planning on utilizing a number of the proceeds they earned from taking part within the Membership World Cup to finance a deal.

That’s nonetheless a ton of money, however it’s probably Tottenham wouldn’t demand £55m anyway, particularly if it’s for a Brazilian group and Richarlison have been satisfied to go. Richy is below contract till 2027, however the PSR break even value for him might be someplace round £20m. Negotiations are negotiations, but when I’m Spurs I’m strongly contemplating accepting in the event that they get something a lot over that value.

The massive(ger) subject is whether or not Richy would wish to do that. He solely lately rejoined the Brazilian nationwide group setup and he undoubtedly desires to be a part of the Brazil squad within the World Cup subsequent summer season. It’s an open query as to what can be extra useful to him in that regard — fewer minutes in England or the next degree membership, or a key participant for a Campeonato group.

Terra says Pereira has been making an attempt to persuade Richy to come back again dwelling for the previous two weeks, and that Flamengo additionally made an method which finally went nowhere. Palmeiras are tremendous bold on this window, making eight signings together with Vitor Roque, however Brazilian’s former No. 9 can be the cherry on prime.

I don’t know. It’s a bit troublesome for me to adequately consider this rumor based mostly on the supply, however there’s rather a lot in right here that feels believable to me. Having Richy stick round one other season can be nice and enjoyable however I’ve a sense he additionally desires greater than that. We all know he’s bold. We all know there’s a World Cup developing. Leaving Spurs for Palmeiras virtually makes an excessive amount of sense.