We 'signed' Richarlison from Everton for Tottenham and he complimented Kane and Son perfectly
Everton forward Richarlison is a transfer target for Tottenham this summer as Antonio Conte looks to strengthen his squad.
Spurs have already completed three summer signings with Yves Bissouma, Fraser Forster and Ivan Perisic all joining the club. Conte is keen to strengthen his squad even further ahead of the 2022/23 campaign, with Spurs targeting three more signings this summer including a centre-back and attacker.
Richarlison is reportedly a top target for Spurs and the Lilywhites could seal a deal for the Brazilian due to Everton's financial issues. The Brazil international being represented by CAA Base, an agency with close ties to Tottenham, should also help the club turn their interest into a firm bid. understands that Spurs are also interested in signing Richarlison's Everton teammate Anthony Gordon this summer and could look at signing both players.
So, if Richarlison was to make the move to Spurs in the summer, what sort of impact could he have on Conte's side? Could the Brazil international help Spurs win a trophy?
We simulated the 2022-23 season with Richarlison in Conte's squad and this is what happened.
To set up this simulation, we used the Football Manager 2022 editor to arrange for Richarlison to join Spurs at the start of the summer transfer window, using FM22 to run the simulation. This is what Richarlison's in-game profile looks like on FM22.
The 25-year-old can play anywhere in attack and tends to knock the ball past his opponents, relying on his pace to beat players when cutting in from either wing. Richarlison is a hard-working attacker as shown by his brilliant Work Rate (16), Aggression (15) and Tackling (12) for a forward.
The Brazilian has good attributes and could be developed into an elite