Tottenham’s Richarlison Future In Doubt As Postecoglou Wants ‘Change’

Richarlison, Tottenham’s striker, may be leaving the team after Ange Postecoglou hinted that “change” is imminent in the north of London.

Less than a week after Tottenham’s humiliating home loss to Arsenal, the team recently lost 2-0 to Chelsea, clearly infuriating the Spurs manager. Since leaving Everton in 2022, Richarlison has been inconsistent and hasn’t yet proven worth the £60 million ($75.5 million) Tottenham paid for the 26-year-old, despite nearly tripling his goal total from the previous campaign. The Telegraph claims that Postecoglou is eager to make money off of some of the team’s bench players, such as Emerson Royal and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg in addition to Richarlison.

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Speaking ahead of the trip to Anfield to face Liverpool on Sunday, Postecoglou warned change is needed to make Spurs competitive. He said: “We need change. Change has to happen. You can’t want to alter your course and expect the same people are going to be on that [journey]. It’s just not going to happen,

“We’ve had two [transfer] windows and we’ve had some development of players, for sure. But when I say we’ve still got a long way to go, that’s what I’m talking about.

“It’s just that we’re going to play a certain way, we’re going to train a certain way and we’re going to have a certain mindset, and that’s not for everyone.

“And the same way, whether it’s Liverpool or Arsenal, if you look at the beginning of their journeys, by the time they win the competition or have success, the team’s almost unrecognisable.”

Richarlison isn’t showing up to be the player to take Harry Kane’s place, which is why he’s been linked to a move outside of the capital for some time. The 48-cap international’s contract is still three years away, but Saudi Arabia is reportedly showing interest in signing him before the summer transfer window opens. Moving Richarlison on might be in the best interests of both sides as Spurs need to take some big moves during the break if they want to compete with teams like Manchester City and Arsenal the following season.

Tottenham will put themselves through a rigorous test against Liverpool on Sunday in an attempt to secure a spot in Europe the next season, but the Reds are also going through a difficult moment right now. Against his former Merseyside rivals, Richarlison will be looking to show a point as he hasn’t scored since the beginning of February.