Richarlison completes £60m move to Tottenham
Tottenham Hotspur have completed the signing of Richarlison from Everton in a deal understood to be worth up to £60million.
The Brazilian has agreed a fiveyear contract and will compete with the likes of Harry Kane, Son Heungmin and Dejan Kulusevski for a place in the Spurs attack.
Manager Antonio Conte has been keen for Tottenham to build a squad capable of competing in the Premier League and Champions League, and Richarlison is their fourth arrival of a busy summer so far.
Richarlison played a crucial role in Everton’s battle to avoid relegation last season, scoring 10 goals and providing five assists in 30 Premier League appearances.
The 25-year-old joined Everton from Watford in the summer of 2018, with the Merseyside club paying an initial £35million. Watford had signed him a year earlier, from Fluminense, for around £11million.
An agreement between Spurs and Everton was reached after Daniel Levy, the Spurs chairman, attempted to include other players — including Harry Winks and Steven Bergwijn — as part of the deal.
Richarlison joins Yves Bissouma from Brighton, Fraser Forster from Southampton and Ivan Perisic from Inter Milan as the new arrivals in the Spurs squad and the club’s business is not expected to stop there.
Meanwhile, Derby’s future has been secured after Clowes Developments completed their takeover. The club’s joint administrators, Quantuma, said the deal has been finalised for an undisclosed fee and Derby have exited administration in time for the 2022-23 season.