Tottenham willing to take £30m loss on player as Thomas Frank backs sale | Football

Tottenham striker Richarlison is prone to leave the club this summer after latest manager Thomas Frank signed off on a sale, based on reports.

The 28-year-old has been underwhelming since arriving from Everton in 2022, scoring just 16 Premier League goals in three seasons with Spurs.

The Brazil international has scored a complete of 20 games in 90 outings, with injuries hampering his progress but form also proving difficult to seek out consistently.

The Sun report that Tottenham are blissful to sell Richarlison this summer and will accept as little as £20m for him, despite paying the Toffees £50m just three years ago.

A loan exit may be a possibility for the person with 50 caps for his country, but Spurs would like a everlasting sale.

The forward still has two years left on his contract in north London, the identical five-year deal he signed when he arrived from Goodison Park.

The Sun’s report states that Galatasaray is his more than likely destination, going so far as saying Richarlison is now ‘expected’ to sign for the Turkish club.

Okan Buruk’s side dominated the Super Lig last season with Victor Osimhen their star performer, scoring 26 goals in 30 league games.

The Nigerian netted a complete of 37 times in 41 appearances across all competitions during his loan spell from Napoli, but Gala are struggling to secure a deal to bring him back to the club.

The 26-year-old is needed by a string of clubs, linked with the likes of Manchester United, Juventus and Chelsea, although the Blues have already brought in Liam Delap and secured a deal to sign Joao Pedro from Brighton.

Richarlison explained a few of his struggles during his early days at Tottenham were partly all the way down to mental health struggles after the 2022 World Cup.

He bravely opened up about going through depression after the Qatar World Cup, saying he considered quitting football.

‘Before I went to training, I desired to go home, I wanted to return to my room because, I don’t know what was going through my head,’ he told ESPN Brasil in 2024. ‘I even went and told my dad I used to be going to offer up.

‘It’s sort of sad to speak like that, you realize? What I went through after the World Cup, discovering things here at home from individuals who had lived with me for over seven years … It’s crazy.

‘To go to my father, who was the guy who chased my dream with me, and say, “Dad, I would like to offer up,” is crazy.

‘I’d just played in a World Cup, man, at my peak. I used to be reaching my limit, you realize? I don’t know, I’m not going to discuss killing myself, but I used to be in a depression there, and I wanted to offer up.

‘Even I, who gave the impression to be mentally strong. After the World Cup it gave the look of all of it fell apart. I believe the therapist, prefer it or not, saved me, saved my life.’

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