Tottenham Hotspur are willing to listen to offers for Richarlison, according to Fluminense president Mario Bittencourt.
Spurs forward Richarlison played for Fluminense in Brazil before moving to Watford in 2017.
The Brazilian club are interested in re-signing Richarlison. They have already made contact with Tottenham, according to Bittencourt.
The Fluminense president has told Globo that Spurs have reacted to their interest in Richarlison, who is injured at the moment.
“Tottenham responded that they are open to the offer but that they are not currently interested in getting rid of the player, but they are willing to listen,” he said.
“We are also talking to the player to see if he is interested in returning. What is certain is that we have expressed formal interest in Richarlison.
“We know how difficult it will be to bring him, but we believe that he may want to be close to the Brazilian national team, to return home, to the club where he stood out.
“I have a close relationship with him. We have drawn up an initial document with the English club, without an offer yet, but asking if they would like to negotiate.”
Tottenham are in a lose-lose situation with Richarlison
Tottenham are in a very difficult position with Richarlison. Whatever they do with the forward is not going to be a great solution.
The easiest option for Tottenham would be to sell Richarlison in the January transfer window or next summer.
Now in his third season at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the £90,000-a-week (Spotrac) forward has failed to make a huge impact at the club.
Richarlison has bagged 16 goals and nine assists in 73 appearances. That is simply not good enough for a forward who cost £50 million when they signed him from Everton in 2022.
While there have been injury problems, Richarlison has been unreliable in terms of scoring goals regularly.
Tottenham will have to sell Richarlison at a loss, which would reflect badly on chairman Daniel Levy.
