Richarlison has returned to full fitness and could feature for Tottenham Hotspur in Wednesday night’s north London derby against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.
Richarlison has struggled with injuries since he joined Spurs from Everton for £60million in July 2022. He missed most of their pre-season tour in Japan and South Korea last summer with a calf problem but came off the bench in their opening two league games.
The Brazilian then suffered a setback and made his return as a substitute in a 4-1 victory over West Ham United on October 19.
A couple of weeks later, the 27-year-old suffered a hamstring injury in a 4-1 win against Aston Villa and has been unavailable since then. The forward has been restricted to seven appearances in all competitions this term and only one of them was as a starter.
Richarlison’s return comes at the perfect time as head coach Ange Postecoglou revealed Timo Werner suffered a hamstring injury in Sunday’s 3-0 win over Tamworth in the third round of the FA Cup.
“Not too bad,” Postecoglou said when asked about the state of his squad after beating Tamworth in extra-time. “It takes a fair bit out of the players so we have done some extra recovery.
“The only one who picked up an injury is Timo. He did a hamstring injury and we are waiting on the results of that scan. Everyone else apart from being sore is okay. In terms of incoming, Richarlison is available.”
After Arsenal, Tottenham visit Everton on Sunday, January 19, before resuming their Europa League campaign away at Hoffenheim on Thursday, January 23.
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