Tottenham are 17th in the Premier League and know that they need to make sweeping changes to their squad in the summer 2025 transfer market, but in order to bring in players capable of taking the team back to the top five of the Premier League, they are going to have to sell some notable names this summer.
The most mentioned in transfer rumblings at this early stage before the market even officially opens on June 1 are center back Cristian Romero, who is wanted highly by Spanish giants Atletico Madrid, and striker Richarlison, who has been linked with a return to Everton.
Since Richarlison's 60 million pound transfer to Tottenham in 2022, the Brazilian international's stock has fallen. He's had trouble staying healthy, and while he has scored some goals in limited action when healthy, his overall impact on matches has been minimal.
Everton love Richarlison more than Tottenham do
Richarlison is expendable to Tottenham, whereas at Everton, he was an actual hero who carried the team from a scoring perspective while making things happen out of nothing. Without Richarlison, Everton would have been relegated, and you can tell that there is so much mutual respect between player and club.
That respect and love has never wavered, and Everton fans clearly want Richarlison back. In the farewell match at Goodison Park, Everton supporters could be heard chanting, “He’s Brazilian, he only cost £50 million, and we think he’s f—– brilliant, Richarlison!” They were singing to the tune of the Oasis hit "She's Electric".
The way Everton supporters yearned for Richarlison in an important game in the club's history only fans the flames of the transfer rumors linking the 28-year-old with a move back to the Merseyside. With Tottenham kicking around the idea of signing some big names at striker like Juventus's fallen star Dusan Vlahovic and Ange Postecoglou praising Dominic Solanke as someone to build the team around, Richarlison fulls further and further out of the picture at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
There's more of a bond between Richarlison and Everton than Richarlison and Tottenham, to the point where Spurs are starting to see the player as more of a sellable asset than someone who will help the team on the pitch next season. It's a bit harsh, but Richarlison may be a better fit for the Toffees and would improve significantly in his confidence as one of the stars of that team as opposed to a forgotten role player in North London.