"Every player wants to wear the shirt of Real Madrid" - Tottenham star makes massive claim about Los Blancos amid transfer links
Tottenham Hotspur forward Richarlison has given his verdict on being linked with Real Madrid recently.
Everton agreed to sell their star Brazilian forward to Spurs last summer for £60 million. However, his debut season in north London was underwhelming, as he managed just one goal in 27 Premier League games.
Journalist Ramon Alvarez de Mon recently said on his YouTube channel (h/t The Boot Room) that Richarlison, along with Harry Kane, is on Carlo Ancelotti's wishlist.
The Italian tactician could be keeping a close look at the Selecao set-up, given recent claims that strongly link with a move to become Brazil's next manager. Richarlison has been informed of reports linking Real Madrid with him.
When asked to address the claims, the Brazil international said (via @MadridXtra on Twitter):
"Real Madrid links? Of course, every player wants to wear the shirt of Real Madrid; it's the biggest club in the world. But I have a club, a contract. I have to prove why it they bought me for a high price. But every player dreams of playing for Real Madrid."
Richarlison, 26, still has four years left in his deal. Harry Kane, Dejan Kulusevski and Son Heung-min's presence in attack have impacted his playing time. His 27 league appearances for Spurs have amounted to just 1,006 minutes.
Los Blancos, meanwhile, are in search of a new centre-forward after Karim Benzema's move to Al-Itihad earlier this month. Their pursuit of Kane has received a major boost considering Manchester United have reportedly given up their pursuit of the 29-year-old.
AS Roma's Justin Kluivert regrets transfer as he makes Real Madrid admission
Justin Kluivert has said that he should have stayed at Ajax instead of joining AS Roma in 2018.
The Netherlands winger moved from the Dutch giants to I Giallorossi for €17.25 million. Since then, he has been loaned out for three loan spells, making just 44 starts for Roma across competitions.
Justin, the son of legendary Dutch forward Patrick Kluivert, said:
"In retrospect, I would have liked to have stayed at Ajax... My goal was to go to Barcelona or Madrid. I was nineteen when I left, and I thought: I stay at Roma for two years and then I go to Madrid. I was supposed to go to Madrid, but it didn’t happen. I saw Roma as an intermediate step, but since then, I’ve seen the other side of football."
The 24-year-old spent the last season on loan at Valencia and is now scheduled to return to the Stadio Olimpico next month. He has now shared his regret over joining Roma and his dream of moving to Madrid not materialising.