Neil Warnock shares why he thinks Richarlison rejected Arsenal to join Tottenham

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Neil Warnock has taken to Twitter to explain why he thinks Richarlison rejected Arsenal in favour of a move to Tottenham.

What’s the story?

Well, Tottenham are set to announce the £60m signing of the Brazil international, and according to some sources, the South American ignored interest from the Gunners to join Spurs.

With that particular rumour flying around on social media, Warnock explained why he would also prefer to join Antonio Conte in N17 than team up with Mikel Arteta at the Emirates Stadium.

The 73-year-old wrote: “As a player, I would say Spurs are more attractive a club to join than Arsenal. There’s a lack of leaders at both clubs and neither can guarantee trophies. The difference is Conte, who gives Spurs that edge, real leadership and he is a born winner.”

We can’t help but agree.

There wasn’t much to separate the two north Londoners last season, and with just a few games remaining, it seemed Arsenal would be the ones to secure Champions League qualification.

However, Conte’s experience appeared to come in clutch just as the season reached a crucial stage, and we’re now expecting big things from Spurs once their players have experienced a full pre-season under the Italian.

The 52-year-old rarely fails to win silverware wherever he goes, so if he doesn’t deliver at least one trophy before he leaves Tottenham, we’ll be very surprised.

Richarlison should’ve picked Arsenal over Tottenham

Despite everything we just wrote, we actually think – for the sake of his career – Richarlison should’ve pushed to join Arsenal on this occasion.

Yes, Tottenham have a better manager at the helm, and can also offer Champions League football, but we can’t see a scenario in which he earns regular starts for Spurs, what with Harry Kane, Heung-min Son and Dejan Kulusevski in the attack.

At Arsenal, the frontline is less settled, and Richarlison could’ve therefore played a starring role alongside fellow Brazilians Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus, with Bukayo Saka providing service.

After all, Arsenal use a system which can hold four attackers, whereas Conte sacrifices one forward to use a five-man backline.

Nevertheless, anything could happen next season, and Richarlison could prove everyone wrong by breaking up Conte’s dynamic attacking trio – only time will tell.