{"id":614239,"date":"2022-06-25T11:34:31","date_gmt":"2022-06-25T15:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=614239"},"modified":"2022-06-25T11:34:31","modified_gmt":"2022-06-25T15:34:31","slug":"everton-forward-richarlison-chelsea-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/25\/everton-forward-richarlison-chelsea-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"Everton Forward Keen on &#8216;Dream&#8217; Chelsea Transfer Amid Interest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/23\/everton-harry-winks-interest-tottenham-hotspur\/\" target=\"_self\">Everton<\/a> forward Richarlison is keen on sealing a &#8220;dream&#8221; move to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/24\/todd-boehly-new-reece-james-contract\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea<\/a> this summer following interest from the West London club, reports Bobby Vincent of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football.london\/chelsea-fc\/transfer-news\/richarlison-transfer-chelsea-frank-lampard-24316214\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">football.london<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 25-year-old Brazil international has been the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football.london\/tottenham-hotspur-fc\/transfer-news\/richarlison-raphinha-paqueta-tottenham-transfer-24303378\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">subject of interest<\/a> from fellow London club <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/24\/djed-spence-tottenham-hotspur-hiccup\/\" target=\"_self\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a>, however, it seems that a move to Chelsea would be the preferred destination.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Chelsea Would Be &#8216;Dream&#8217; Destination for Richarlison<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83c\udf6c Since joining from Watford in 2018, Richarlison has scored more Premier League goals (43) than any other Everton player <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fLFuEqGSOR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/fLFuEqGSOR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhoScored\/status\/1535914805495840770?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 12, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><b>Richarlison Drawing Interest<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The forward has <a href=\"https:\/\/ge.globo.com\/futebol\/selecao-brasileira\/noticia\/2022\/05\/30\/richarlison-selecao-everton-criticas-desabafa-por-isso-muitos-jogadores-nao-entram-em-causas-sociais-politicas.ghtml?utm_source=Twitter&amp;utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_content=Esporte&amp;utm_campaign=globoesportecom\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reportedly held discussions<\/a> with manager Frank Lampard and the Everton board regarding his future and revealed that he is open to a move in the summer, preferably to a club with Champions League football.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The former <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/05\/12\/watford-appoint-rob-edwards\/\" target=\"_self\">Watford<\/a> man made 30 appearances for Everton in the 2021\/22 season, scoring ten goals and providing five assists as the club managed to avoid relegation from the Premier League. However, it seems that the Brazilian has now set his sights on competing at a higher level with Champions League football hopefully being on the cards.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/23\/manchester-united-frenkie-de-jong-transfer\/\" target=\"_self\">Barcelona<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/21\/real-madrid-are-interested-in-youngster\/\" target=\"_self\">Real Madrid<\/a> have both had interest in Richarlison in the past, however it is reported that the winger would prefer to remain in the Premier League.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/18\/every-premier-league-transfer-completed-in-summer-2022\/\" target=\"_self\">Every Premier League Transfer Completed in Summer 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><b>Richarlison\u2019s Fit at Chelsea<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With striker Romelu Lukaku <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/21\/romelu-lukaku-inter-milan-contract-clauses\/\" target=\"_self\">returning to Inter Milan<\/a> on loan from Stamford Bridge, Chelsea will be looking to bolster their attacking ranks as they look to challenge for the Premier League and Champions League trophies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Richarlison has lined up mostly as a centre-forward for Everton this season as they spent much of the season without England international Dominic Calvert-Lewin. However, the Everton man is capable of lining up on either wing too. Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel could make use of Richarlison\u2019s versatility that would allow him to take up any forward position if needed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With reports that new owner Todd Boehly has promised Tuchel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football.london\/chelsea-fc\/transfer-news\/declan-rice-todd-boehly-chelsea-24314445\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">six signings<\/a> this summer, it could be a busy transfer window for Chelsea. Richarlison might be the first of those signings through the door at Stamford Bridge.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everton forward Richarlison is keen on sealing a &#8220;dream&#8221; move to Chelsea this summer following interest from the West London club, reports Bobby Vincent of football.london. The 25-year-old Brazil international has been the subject of interest from fellow London club Tottenham Hotspur, however, it seems that a move to Chelsea would be the preferred destination. 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