Tottenham Hotspur striker Richarlison has said he will not leave the club to sign for a Saudi Pro League club this summer.
The Athletic reported in the past that the 27-year-old had attracted interest from Saudi Arabia, while Tottenham head coach Ange Postecoglou said last week that the club was interested in signing “an attacker”.
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“The money is big, but my dream is bigger,” Richarlison, who has 3 years left on his contract with the Spurs, told ESPN. “An offer has arrived, but my dream of betting on the Brazilian national team and the Premier League is stronger. It’s decided. “
Richarlison joined Tottenham from Everton in the summer of 2022 but has failed to identify himself as a reliable goalscorer in north London. He has scored 15 goals and 8 assists in 66 games for the north London club. Last season, the Brazilian scored 12 goals in 31 games for Spurs amid several injury issues.
Bournemouth striker Dominic Solanke is a target for movement, but Spurs’ view is that a move for Solanke would necessarily count on Richarlison’s departure.
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“I think for us the maximum is the type of striker we have,” Postecoglou said earlier. “You know, we played in a safe way. We want safe things from a physical point of view, from a technical point of view. “, which is a striker that fits this mold.
“It’s still the park domain where we’re probably leanest when I’m talking from a team point of view at the moment, so it’s obviously a precedent for us. “
Richarlison, for his part, spoke in March about his depression after the 2022 World Cup. He said he told his father that he was looking to “give up” after suffering to motivate himself to leave his room and attend educational sessions, with the departure of The World Cup is “worse than wasting a family member. ” He added that he has since attended treatment sessions that, he said, helped “save my life. “
Tottenham will open their Premier League season with newly promoted Leicester City on Aug. 19.
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