While keeping his fingers crossed that he steers clear of injury, Antonio Conte will have been keeping an eye on Richarlison during this international break with a certain sense of satisfaction.
The 25-year-old netted twice for Brazil against Ghana on Friday to take his international record in 2022 to six goals in five matches with an assist in the only game he did not score in. Barring injury, the Tottenham Hotspur attacker will likely be heading to the World Cup with his country this winter.
Richarlison's transfer from Everton on July 1 was one of the biggest signs yet that Conte and Spurs' managing director of football Fabio Paratici have begun to change the ethos within the club. In total, the Brazil international could cost Tottenham £60m including add-ons and some pundits questioned why the north London outfit needed to spend that much when they already had Son Heung-min, Harry Kane and Dejan Kulusevski, not to mention Lucas Moura and the lesser spotted Bryan Gil on the bench.
