Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou has confirmed that Richarlison is still far from making a return, suggesting it would be best if reporters stopped asking about him for now. It has been a frustrating period for the Brazilian, with injuries threatening to derail his time in North London.
The 27-year-old forward joined Spurs from Everton in 2022 for a club-record fee of £60 million, but last season was his best campaign yet, with 11 league goals. To his credit, Richarlison chose to stay at Tottenham this summer despite receiving significant offers from Saudi Arabia.
However, it’s been a frustrating start, with Spurs struggling to get him fit in what has been a difficult beginning to the campaign. Speaking ahead of the game against West Ham, Postecoglou hinted that Richarlison’s injury could be long-term.
He told reporters: “He is a fair way off. I think you should stop asking me about him until I give you a bit of an update. He has still not trained with the first team, so he is still a bit off.”
Tottenham have only one win from their first four games of the season, and there are real concerns given how they folded and lacked a cutting edge against rivals Arsenal.
They now face a Brentford side that is often hard to beat and gave Manchester City a scare last weekend. Postecoglou acknowledged that they would be coming up against a very tough opponent.
He added: “A great challenge. Thomas has turned them into a really difficult and challenging team for everyone in the league. I saw them last week against City, I thought they played really well, took the game to City. It’s always a challenge, but that’s the Premier League.”
Ahead of this weekend’s game, both teams came from behind to beat lower-league opposition, but the Lilywhites will need to improve significantly if they are to challenge for the league title this season.
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