Spurs’ Richarlison posts ‘Why?’ and a tearful emoji after he is left out of Liverpool Carabao Cup tie – BBC Sport
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Richarlison posts crying emoji after Spurs cup snub
Image source: Getty Images
Image caption: Tottenham signed Richarlison from Everton for £60m on a five-year deal in 2022.
By Adwaidh Rajan, BBC Sport journalist
Published 16 minutes ago
Richarlison has publicly expressed his displeasure at Roberto de Zerbi’s decision to leave him out of Tottenham’s squad for Tuesday’s Carabao Cup tie against Liverpool. The Brazil striker shared a screenshot of a social media post about his omission and accompanied it with the message "Why?" and a tearful sad-faced emoji.
Richarlison’s future in north London has become increasingly uncertain after a proposed transfer to Brazilian side Vasco da Gama fell through last week. Sources suggested the Premier League club had agreed a fee with Vasco for the 29-year-old, but personal terms were not agreed before the Brazilian transfer window closed on Friday.
"At the start of this season, I spoke to him many times to convince him to stay and he didn’t want to," De Zerbi said in his pre-match news conference on Monday. "I can’t go every day to pray for him to stay. What I have done at the beginning of this season has been to speak with him and to propose an extension of the contract. If he said, ‘no thank you,’ I finished my job."
He added: "I know what happened in the last 45 days. It’s not right if I explained. It’s not my behaviour. The relationship, the problem is between the player and the club."
