Richarlison handed Chelsea a huge step towards success in their race for the top four when he banged in a bicycle kick for Everton against Manchester United yesterday.
The Brazilian has been great at Everton this term, after a breakout season with Watford last year.
Before he joined the Hornets he was linked with Chelsea, and those links have continued even now he’s moved to Merseyside.
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We may not sign anyone this summer, and the problem with Richarlison is that he will not cost a bomb as we’re buying from Everton, not Fluminense. The Toffees will want way more than the £40m they paid just last summer.
But if we can summon the funds, he looks like a great option. He has that tough, hard working Brazilian side to him like Diego Costa, but with a bit more class and technique. And hopefully a bit less of a wild streak too.
It would really have been perfect to sign him that summer of 2017, when Costa left, for a much smaller fee, direct from Brazil. Who knows how Conte’s second season would have gone.
I guess we’ll never know.
