Everton new boy Richarlison eyes Brazil chance with Marco Silva’s help

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The attacker wants to make his international bow and believes Marco Silva can help him achieve that at Everton.

New Everton signing Richarlison has spoken following his big money move from Watford, declaring that he hopes Marco Silva can help him realise his dream of playing for Brazil.

The 21-year-old completed his £40 million move to Goodison Park on a five-year deal on Tuesday as reported by the Telegraph, which has seen the Hornets make a profit of around £30 million on him just one year after rocking up at Vicarage Road.

Eyebrows have been raised about the price, with some speculating that Everton have paid over the odds to appease Watford after they approached Silva last season about becoming the Toffees’ new manager.

Whatever the reason for the fee being so high, Richarlison is an Everton player, and the former Fluminense player is excited to get started.

Speaking to EvertonTV, he said: “Everton have put their faith in me and I intend to honour this shirt and demonstrate on the pitch why I came here. I’ve known the manager for a while obviously, so I know how he works.

“I developed really well with him while he was with me at Watford. It was really good working with him and one day I believe he can help me to be selected for Brazil in the full national team.”

He then added that Everton are ‘one of the biggest teams in England’, and that he wants all of his dreams to come true in an exciting new chapter.

The pressure will be on for Richarlison – the versatile attacker, who has represented Brazil at U20 level, is without a goal in the Premier League since November 2017, going on a huge drought for the second half of the 2017/18 season after a bright start.

Fans have high expectations for the player, who in theory should bring some much needed mobility and creativity to the team in the final third. Last term things were very lethargic under Sam Allardyce, and the Richarlison-Silva duo could be just the ticket for some much needed improvement.