Well, Richarlison might be available for selection at Tottenham Hotspur this weekend.
Spurs are hoping to go into the World Cup break with a visit of Leeds United in North London tomorrow.
Richarlison hasn’t played Premier League football for Tottenham in a month following an injury against Everton in October.
However, the former Toffee made a cameo in the EFL Cup defeat by Nottingham Forest and he sent a brilliant post-match message on Instagram yesterday:
When translated, the Brazilian’s message reads: “Pigeon is back!!!”
This is a reference to Richarlison’s pigeon-esque celebration and Tottenham fans will be hoping to see it against Jesse Marsch’s side on Saturday afternoon.
Then again, the Brazil international might not start.
As mentioned, he’s four weeks without regular football and might not be match fit to go straight back into the first XI against the Yorkshire outfit.
Thing is, Spurs need him.
When Harry Kane and Son Heung-min aren’t scoring – the latter definitely isn’t this season – then players like Richarlison become a lot more important.
The Lilywhites dropped £60 million on signing him last summer and it’s been a pretty subdued start to life under Antonio Conte, it has to be said.
Leeds at home is by no means a straightforward contest, based on how well they’ve been playing, and Conte might well need Richarlison to beat them.
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