Richarlison is joining Tottenham Hotspur despite a last-gasp hijack attempt by Chelsea, with the Everton star heading for North London.
Tottenham have been very decisive in the transfer market this summer and already have three new faces through the door.
Goalkeeper Fraser Forster, wing back Ivan Perisic and midfielder Yves Bissouma have all joined Tottenham.
Antonio Conte still wants a left-sided centre back, right wing back and a striker – and it looks like the latter is arriving soon.
Richarlison is joining Tottenham
After weeks of speculation, it looks like Everton striker Richarlison will finally be completing his move to Tottenham.
The Brazilian hitman has emerged as Tottenham’s top striker target and a deal is now imminent.
Fabrizio Romano has taken to Twitter to claim that Richarlison’s deal to join Tottenham is now done after reaching a full agreement with Everton.
It’s stated that Richarlison is on his way to a medical in Brazil and the deal will see Tottenham pay £50million plus add-ons to take the deal to £60m.
Richarlison hit 10 goals in 30 Premier League games last season whilst also recording five assists.
Capable of playing up front or on the left flank, Richarlison’s versatility is seen as being perfect for Tottenham.
It all could have been very different though as Romano also claims that Chelsea made a late, late move to hijack Richarlison’s switch.
Their move didn’t work though and Richarlison is still heading for Tottenham with Chelsea set to miss out.
This seems to be a common theme from Chelsea at the moment following Todd Boehly’s takeover of the club.
Chelsea have swooped in to hijack Barcelona and Arsenal’s interest in signing Leeds United winger Raphinha and now lead the race for his signature.
Chelsea seemingly wanted to pull off a similar move for another Brazilian by going for Richarlison.
For whatever reason though, the Everton striker will be joining Tottenham in what will feel like a big transfer win for Fabio Paratici and co.
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