Richarlison isn't being honest with Tottenham fans
Initially, Tottenham Hotspur fans were mostly taking the side of striker Richarlison over manager Roberto De Zerbi, who informed everyone that the Brazilian striker, center back Kevin Danso, and center midfielder Pape Matar Sarr all wanted to leave the club. Richy disputed that he wanted out, but De Zerbi doubled down on his comments - and has since tripled and quadrupled down, too.
Tottenham fans forgave Richarlison for the deal to Everton collapsing, though it was fishy that Richy did not want to join the club where he originally became a cult hero before moving to Tottenham. But at the very least, it 100 percent was not Richy's fault that Spurs did not sign Iliman Ndiaye back the other way; the Senegalese international did not even want to join Spurs over Manchester City.
And Richarlison was not to blame for the 20 million euro deal with Trabzonspor falling apart, as Spurs unwisely rejected that offer. Now, though, with a potential solution in Vasco da Gama within the Brazilian top flight, Richarlison has rejected the deal by failing to agree on personal terms, even though Tottenham and Vasco had come to terms on a transfer fee of 15 million euros with 5 million euros in bonuses - the best Spurs could hope for in selling Richarlison at this stage.
Richarlison's deal collapsing wasn't about a loan rule
Speaking on his social media, Richarlison tried to tell fans that the reason the Vasco da Gama deal did not go through is because Spurs could not loan another player out, via Hotspur Lane. As with Everton, Richarlison deflected the blame on to Tottenham Hotspur for why the striker could not join a club near and dear to his heart.
The problem is that Richarlison is regurgitating a point about the loan issue that was discussed when the Vasco da Gama rumors were first raised but is now a moot point. Because Tottenham knew that loan issue, so their proposal was to sell Richy permanently to Vasco; hence why they had a fee agreed.
But Richarlison isn't being honest about why he would want a loan over a permanent transfer. On a permanent transfer, he would be paid the wages that Vasco would pay, which means he would take an even more drastic pay cut than the one from Tottenham to Everton that he had already rejected. But on loan, Richy would get to keep taking a big paycheck from Spurs.
Richarlison is owed what he is owed on his contract, and that is on Spurs for paying him this much in the first place. At the same time, the least Richy could do is not insult the intelligence of the fans and at least be honest that all of this drama is one thousand percent about the money, nothing more.
