Richarlison has agreed to join new club after Premier League transfer deadline
Tottenham's summer isn't yet over despite the closure of the Premier League's transfer window. Markets are still open in some corners of the globe, and Türkiye's transfer deadline is one to keep an eye on over the next 24 hours or so.
Spurs' summer concluded with 10 new additions amid a record splurge, as well as a long list of notable departures, from Cristian Romero to Luka Vušković.
Back-to-back defeats to open the season means the club's window has attracted ridicule and slander, with plenty lamenting Spurs' dismissal of value. However, such projections and forecasts are so often futile. Ultimately, we don't truly know how any new signing will pan out. Time will tell.
In the wake of Saturday's home loss to Newcastle United, Roberto De Zerbi identified Iliman Ndiaye as the final piece to his attacking puzzle. Richarlison was set to Everton in two separate deals, although the majority suspected that the pair were inextricably linked.
It wasn't exactly clear why Richarlison didn't return to his old stomping ground, but supporters nonetheless blamed the Brazilian for Manchester City swooping in on Ndiaye. Things got worse when we learned that the alternative was Mykhailo Mudryk.
Richarlison took to social media to defend himself, although I still don't understand what against. Anyway, there's still a chance the Spurs striker moves on before transfer deadlines around the globe arrive.
Richarlison agrees terms with Turkish club Trabzonspor
Richarlison may not be heading back to Merseyside, but there's a chance that he links up with a Liverpool icon on the Black Sea.
Mohamed Salah's Trabzonspor have come in for the Tottenham man, with Fabrizio Romano reporting that terms have been agreed with the player.
Spurs have so far rejected bids of £15m and £20m, but Fabrizio understands the Turkish club will return with another proposal before Friday's deadline.
Richarlison has been relegated to third-choice striker in N17, despite starting Spurs' opening weekend defeat at Brentford. Dominic Solanke and new arrival Omar Marmoush are ahead of him in the pecking order, and the fact we're playing just one game a week this season means we don't need to carry three strikers, even if Marmoush isn't an out-and-out No. 9.
Trabzonspor's subsequent move for 22-year-old centre-forward Franculino Djú is a potential spanner in the works, even though Fabrizio said Richy was their transfer "priority". I must say, I'm surprised we rejected a £20m bid.
If a move to Türkiye doesn't pan out, then there's always Saudi Arabia. The PIF-owned financial juggernauts have until Oct. 12 to complete their summer business.
