The Everton forward is hoping to earn his fifth Brazil cap as the Selecao face Uruguay on Friday.
Brazil and Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar has voiced a high opinion of Everton’s Richarlison – and revealed that he intends to help him improve.
Richarlison first linked up with Neymar in August after earning his first place in the national team and he has clearly shown enough in his four appearances thus far to impress the team’s star player.
Not just that, but Neymar was quick to point out a trait that he’s shown in matches for Everton in his short Blues career.
“He has this trick to solve matches, to play well in great matches as he is doing now for Everton,” said Neymar, reports Sky Sports. “I expect him to grow up, to keep developing in his career.
“I hope I can help him to achieve his goals and to help inside the pitch and even outside the pitch, as a friend, as a colleague.”
There are few better players for Richarlison to be mentored by than Neymar – his compatriot is surely the best in the world in their position.
And the fact that the Everton man has made such an impression on the PSG man further shows his incredible return to form since rejoining Marco Silva.
First came the brace on his debut, followed by four more goals in blue, a first national team call-up, and now one of the world’s biggest stars wanting to help him improve further.
If there were still any doubts over Everton’s summer signing, they’re surely long gone by now.
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