Tottenham forward Richarlison hasn't been able to hit the ground running with Spurs, and it's been two seasons now that the former Everton star has made a very minimal impact on one of the biggest clubs in English football.
From hero with the Toffees to bench fodder at Tottenham, Richarlison has been given chances under multiple managers, including starts on the left wing and at striker this season under Ange Postecoglou. But a blend of injuries, inconsistent play, and a lack of importance at Tottenham have doomed Richarlison to being a talented and likable 60 million pound transfer flop.
With Everton circling back to the 28-year-old as a possible transfer target this summer, Richarlison is squarely on the chopping block for Tottenham, who need to make sales of underwhelming veteran players of notable transfer value in order to sign the players they need for next season's Champions League.
Richarlison's favorite coach did him a real favor
If Tottenham were looking for a little boost - with a potential for a bigger one- on the transfer market, then they may have gotten one with Richarlison. Despite his poor season, the Spurs attacker made Carlo Ancelotti's first Brazilian national team squad, joining noted Carletto favorite Casemiro.
Richarlison worked with Ancelotti at Everton and achieved great success under the Italian manager, who is excellent at working with talented attackers with great individual skill like Richarlison.Getting on the Brazil squad and working with Carlo again is a major boost for the Tottenham man, and that could pay dividends in the form of recovered value on the pitch and on the transfer market.
At this point, it's hard to see Richarlison having a big role on Tottenham in the future. It isn't impossible, but the most likely benefit Spurs will derive from Ancelotti taking over at Brazil and bringing Richarlison with him is that transfer boost.
Ancelotti has to be Richarlison's favorite manager, and Carlo actually thought about bringing him to Real Madrid when he first joined the Merengues in 2021. But it was Florentino Perez and the Madrid club brass that understandably said no. So there's history there, and there's even a history of Richarlison being a key player for Brazil around that time during Copa America.
If Richarlison can get back to that level under Carlo, that could be the difference between Tottenham getting almost nothing in return and at least recovering more than half of what they initially paid for the experienced forward.