Overview
- Roberto De Zerbi confirmed on Monday that Richarlison will not play for Tottenham this season and refused to include him for the club’s Carabao Cup tie, closing a technical route back into the team.
- Richarlison was omitted from Spurs’ 25‑man Premier League squad in early September, which makes him ineligible for league matches but would normally still allow EFL Cup participation.
- Multiple summer moves collapsed — including late attempts to return to Everton and a proposed loan to Vasco da Gama — leaving the 29‑year‑old stuck at the club after transfer talks failed.
- Richarlison’s representatives have contacted FIFA to seek contract termination, a legal path that could free him to move if the governing body rules in his favour.
- If neither a court decision nor a fresh buyer appears before January, Richarlison faces several months without first‑team football, which reduces his match fitness and limits Tottenham’s options for goals.