Richarlison seeking clarification from Everton over summer tournaments

"He wants to continue to achieve things whilst being at Everton"

Continue? what has he achieved?

The best strikers playing for ordinary teams tend to do way better than scoring one in three, that being Richi's average for us - and that's a massive improvement on his Watford average by the way; namely Kane, Aubamayang, Vardy, Ings and, this season, Ollie Watkins.

So, Richi, stop the sulks, improve the stats, make defenders panic and then feel free to walk up to whoever makes the decisions in our weird club and demand a gigantic hike in your current salary or, if all that's beyond you, a transfer to a trophy winning team in Europe.

Just don't continue being the Brazilian version of Andy Johnson please.

Cristobal? Enjoy playing Championship Manager, mate.

So, as Tony said, its a one-off for him,; as long as there are conditions in place regarding his training and health I see no problem. Preventing him from competing will alienate him and he will be very unhappy with the club. A common-sense decision if you ask me.

We should do everything it takes to keep him happy to ensure he wants to stay at the club. I'm therefore inclined to let him go to any tournament he wants.

That said, football should not be an Olympic sport in my book. He does have some responsibility to the club who pay his wages.

Richarlison is talented but far too inconsistent; when he has off days, he is poor and offers almost nothing. There are others this can also be aimed at in our team but, for your players that fans and players alike would say look to produce when things are not going well, then it looks selfish and, like everything else Everton, frustrates.

Let him go... but ask for something in return, he's not irreplaceable though.

He is not lazy, he is a hard working player but has been below his best. There were signs of a resurgence against Tottenham with two very well taken goals. I'd much rather keep him unless he was determined to move and we were getting a huge fee from the likes of Barca or Real.

I think getting to be top 4 challengers we need to be keeping excellent young players like Richarlison. We need to be adding some quality to the he forward line in the summer not taking quality away. It's pace and directness on the right side that we need.

Iwobi is falling short and needs to step it up a gear. If not we need a Sadio Mane type player to give us direct goal threat down the right as well as bustling energy and ability and desire to track back.

Good luck with that one Mr Brands.

He is another member of the "desperation club" whereby Evertonians overrate a reasonable player. Never understood the hype this fella receives.

Sell him before others suss out he really isn't all that and his sulks affect the selling price. Lookman is doing more in a woeful Fulham outfit

If he doesn't like the situation let him ask for a transfer, his ego would get a massive shock when he sees how many clubs want him, well over rated by many Everton fans. Pull yourself together lad and have go at earning your wages, starting today at Anfield, go on I dare you, and stop your lower lip from quivering as soon as someone gives you a dirty look, never mind a tackle.

The problem should be raised with the English FA to take up with UEFA and FIFA and at the very least, in the period in question, a players wages are paid by his national FA along with compensation including if he is out injured or just not required because of representing his homeland. Also the the club can ask for games to be postponed if at least two players are unavailable, as used to be the case.

It might be most persuasive if TV monies were affected by any postponements but my own opinion is to ask why the Olympics need to include sports which have either their own World Cup competitions or Grand Slam series.

Perhaps our American contributors might advise how they would look upon the best baseball. basketball and football players missing a month of the American season to represent not only USA but their homelands in a couple of events each year.

Ancelotti will want a fit, refreshed and uninjured Richarluson at the start of next season. Two Summer tournaments are not conjuicive to this

Naturally having a below par season Richarlison would like to play for Brazil where he is well thought off and it could raise his profile and progress in the market, unlike his mixed domestic season, as his agent would tell him.

Two Summer tounments are not in the interests of Everton and may not do much for his transfer valve.

Ancelotti will want a fit, refreshed and uninjured Richarluson at the start of next season. Two Summer tournaments are not conjuicive to this

Naturally having a below par season Richarlison would like to play for Brazil where he is well thought off and it could raise his profile and progress in the market, unlike his mixed domestic season, as his agent would tell him.

Two Summer tounments are not in the interests of Everton and may not do much for his transfer valve.

Also it would stop him having any pre season work with us, so at some point we would have to schedule a rest period very early into a new season. I think if he wont compromise then I think we may be forced to sell him.

'Very poor decision making from the club and very short sighted of them.'

How so?

Let's consider this in a bit more depth.

Richarlison won the Copa America in 2019 when Brazil hosted the tournament. CONMEBOL, the UEFA equivalent in South America, wanted to align this tournament with other major summer international tournaments like the Euros to fall in between World Cups.

For this reason they scheduled for another Copa America in 2020 to achieve that aim going forward.

However, like the Euros and the Olympics, the pandemic torpedoed that idea and again like those other two competitions the Copa America has been (hopefully) rescheduled for summer 2021.

Last year's domestic season ran from early August 2019 to the end of July 2020. The club and its players had very little downtime and a minimal pre-season before the current season kicked off again the first week in September with a very condensed schedule as a result.

This season wraps up on 23 May. That is just shy of two years consecutive football for the top players.

The Copa America starts on 11 June and concludes on 12 July.

The projected dates for football at the Olympic games are from 21 July to 7 August.

The two tournaments will be played literally on the other side of the planet from each other, with barely a break between them.

Presumably all the major European leagues will be striving to return to an August-May domestic season for 2021-22. Projecting forward, things are further complicated by the dates of the 2022 World Cup.

It is totally unrealistic of Richarlison to expect to play in both tournaments. His situation will be duplicated by many players and many different clubs.

There has to be commonsense agreement between the players, their clubs and their national federations so all can protect their best interests.

This is not an uncommon situation in an Olympic year.

Neymar, Barcelona and Brazil reached a similar accord in 2016 when the Brazil Olympics and the Copa America was again played in the same year.

Neymar Opts for Home Olympics

Neymar opted for the Olympics (and won a gold medal).

Richarlison - and many other players besides - will have to do likewise.

I side 100% with the club on this one.

Remember back in the autumn before one of the international breaks Richarlison was badly injured and had to be subbed out before half-time?

Read this interview by him and how he deliberately deceived Carlo as to the seriousness of the injury after the manager told him he wasn't going away on international duty.

How Richarlison Deceived Ancelotti

Some might say admirable for being determined to play. Others might say selfish and wreckless.

There can be no denying his strong desire to represent his country. However, he also needs to balance that and respect and fulfil his obligations to his club.

Great feeling last night though Karl wasn't it I hope you enjoyed it as much as every other Evertonian did, still buzzing' off it now,and that feeling will stay for quite a while.

If he stays next season, which I hope he does, then hopefully we'll see him really flourish in the attacking third alongside better players – so that he doesn't have to expend so much energy tracking back all the time.

Just look at who participates in sports such as basketball, tennis, cycling and golf. It's just not football. And all the leading track and field athletes are full-time professionals these days.

Each sport sets its own rules. Some like ice skating are still amateur

I love hearing from the other side of a time warp. It's so quaint.

Next time we dine together I'll tell you all about the Soviet hockey team, the Michael Jordan Dream Team and Usain Bolt.

In the meantime, please do tell Jim Thorpe I said hello.

Dave #38, I just wish we'd shared this Anfield memory instead of 2018!

Richarleson is a proud Brazilian that wants to play for his country. The club might just have to let him go to the tournaments.

In my opinion Richarleson is a fantastic footballer that wins games of football. All players have faults but this lad is the real deal. Team player, work rate, versatility, quality, scores goals and isn't anywhere near his peak.

Let him go to the tournaments and offer him a contract extension.

Keeping hold of Richarleson will be central to our push to progress as a club.

Tell him he's not going to the Olympics to play with kiddies anymore, he's a big boy and we have very long exhausting season in England, 2 further tournaments at the end of this is a no go.

Fair enough he can play in the Copa, if he want's sulk, let him, but at some point the club has to draw a line, it's not as if we're totally depriving him of international football.

As mentioned by many here, the most commonsense thing to do is to let the player go for the tournaments, let him know that he's not guaranteed a place when he comes back etc.

Richy is the type of player who is committed and do his best to win back the place, so there isn't an issue of not wanting to play for us. The primary concern is injuries.

By then, we should have strengthened our squad so that we are less dependent on him (which we still are this season).
So all in all, it can be win-win. No need to take a 'zero-sum' approach.

What chance of them NOT getting a medal in Tokyo?

If I was Richarlison de Andrade and had a chance of an Olympic Medal or going to the Copa America then it would be the former. If I was not allowed to go to any I would be very unhappy. In 40 years time I may have fond memories of a win at Anfield but those memories could fade or I could look in my bedside table and see an Olympic medal which will never fade or lose its lustre.

This will be his last chance of playing in the Olympics as it is for U23 players (but U24 this time due to the delay). He can play in Copa America in 2024 (2021 is a delayed 2020 tournament).