Richarlison leaves the stadium in tears after the Tottenham striker was injured against Southampton

Tottenham striker Richarlison was forced off after four minutes of his side’s Premier League match against Southampton on Saturday. The 25-year-old Brazil international looked visibly upset as he left the pitch and headed straight into the tunnel. Dejan Kulusevski was introduced in his place. Spurs tweeted, “Get well soon, Richie!” After Richarlison’s withdrawal. The forward saw his first season at Tottenham disrupted by injury following his £60m move from Everton in the summer. Richarlison missed four Premier League matches in October and November with a calf injury, before a hamstring…

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Richarlison is upset about Tottenham’s minutes and says he was told he would start against Milan: ‘This season has been awful’

Tottenham Hotspur striker Richarlison says his season has been “sloppy” after not being given enough minutes on the pitch. The 25-year-old also said he was told he would start the Champions League last-16 second leg against AC Milan on Wednesday if he passed a fitness test – only to be left on the bench. Richarlison seemed to hit a ball against Antonio Conte, Tottenham coach, adding: “There was no explanation again. Let’s see what he tells us tomorrow.” The Brazilian was introduced in the 70th minute against AC Milan but…

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Mark Bullingham: The FA is ready to ease GBE restrictions – allowing Premier League clubs to sign players early

Chief executive Mark Bullingham says the Football Association is ready to ease Governing Bodies Endorsement (GBE) restrictions to allow more Premier League clubs to recruit players early. But the FA is also concerned that the influx of new players could limit the path to the first team for English footballers. Post-Brexit, the introduction of the GBE in January 2021 has significantly impacted people who can be recruited from outside the UK. Clubs can no longer take talent from Europe under the age of 18 and the points tally now decides…

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Ornstein: Mount talks on hold, Rashford deal boost, Krosche in Liverpool frame

Chelsea’s faltering campaign suffered its latest setback on Saturday as they were beaten at home by bottom-of-the-table Southampton: they remain 10th in the Premier League with 15 games still to play. One of the many issues facing the new ownership at Stamford Bridge concerns Mason Mount, the homegrown talent and England international midfielder whose deal is due to expire in June 2024. Negotiations between Chelsea and Mount over a new contract have not yet led to an agreement, with several offers made last summer and in the autumn rejected by…

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Tottenham accounts: The stadium moved successfully, but Daniel Levy admits mistakes in transfers

Tottenham Hotspur’s latest accounts provide partial justification for the owners’ vision to build one of the best stadiums in world football. It has come at the cost of not investing more in the squad (and yes, for some people, that’s where the argument begins and ends) but the money they now make off the pitch will make all the difference to the club’s long-term strength. In what was Spurs’ first full season with fans at the new stadium, the club generated £106m ($127.8m) in match receipts, a 12 per cent…

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English clubs are responsible for more than half of all transfer fees in the January window

English football clubs spent more than half of global transfer fees worldwide in the January transfer window, according to FIFA International Transfer Snapshot. The 2023 report says teams in England topped the money spent table in January, with a total of $898.6m (£739.5m) spent, accounting for 57.3 per cent of total spending globally. France followed in second place with total spending of £108.5m. A record number of transfers also occurred during the January transfer window across the men’s and women’s matches.A total of 4,387 transfers were completed in the men’s…

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John Stones out for a month due to injury – Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has confirmed that defender John Stones faces up to a month away from the injury. Stones, 28, had to be replaced during City’s FA Cup fourth-round victory over Arsenal last Friday, and Guardiola later confirmed that the England international had injured a hamstring. Guardiola then gave an update on the Stones’ condition on Friday, ahead of City’s Premier League trip to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. “Three weeks, one month (out),” Guardiola confirmed. “Unfortunately, they (the Stones) will miss a lot of games. The managers complain…

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Pedro Porro is arguably Spurs’ most important signing in years because of what he represents

It has taken three long transfer windows since the appointment of Antonio Conte. It took almost one whole week of exasperating negotiations with Sporting Lisbon, during which time the deal looked off, then on, then off, then on again, then off, before it was finally agreed. But in the end, Tottenham got what they came for: the signature of Pedro Porro and a likely solution to their years of drift in his area of the pitch. We often get too excited by signings and put too much emphasis on their…

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Jude Sonsop Bell completes Tottenham’s transfer from Chelsea

Chelsea youngster Jude Sonsop-Bale has completed his move to Tottenham Hotspur. Soonsup-Bell, 19, has signed his contract and joined Tottenham ahead of tomorrow’s transfer deadline. He has completed his medicine. Chelsea will not receive a fee for Soonsup-Bell, but you do have a sell-out clause. the athlete It was reported earlier this month that the striker will leave Chelsea, with his contract expiring at the end of this season. One of the reasons for Soonsup-Bell’s departure, after seven enjoyable years at Chelsea, is that he is considering a path to…

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Tottenham expect Richarlison to bounce back quickly from his latest injury setback

Tottenham Hotspur assistant coach Christian Stellini has reassured the club’s fans that Richarlison did not suffer another major injury after the Brazil international missed the 3-0 win over Preston in the FA Cup on Saturday. Richarlison, 25, has yet to start a game for Tottenham since the 2022 World Cup after suffering a hamstring injury. He was expected to return to action against Preston but was instead left in London, where Stellini admitted the striker had a snatcher problem. The Italian coach said that the injury is not serious, with…

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