An improving exchange rate for the Pound Sterling could end up stopping Tottenham’s Richarlison from returning to Fluminense in January.
That’s at least according to GE Globo, who report that the improved exchange rate is one of several factors complicating matters for the Brazilian club.
They continue to report that Fluminense would like to bring Richarlison back to the club next year and he is now a ‘project’ at the club.
They’ve already made contact with the forward and are willing to invest in signing him, although any deal is considered difficult to get done.
He’s the main target ahead of the 2025 Club World Cup but the biggest difficult will be convincing Tottenham to let him go. Or, at least, for a price Fluminense can afford.
The hope is that Richarlison’s association with the club and the ‘power of appreciation’ can help but there are complicating factors to overcome.
One of them is Tottenham, who paid €50m to sign him and could still add €10m to that in future bonuses. The forward also has a contract with the club until June 2027.
Spurs obviously don’t want to sell on the cheap and take a big loss and so Fluminense need to find a middle ground that they’ll accept but also does cripple their own finances.
A complication on that front is the current exchange rate, with the Pound Sterling continuing to improve and ahead of the Euro and Dollar when it comes to be converted into the Brazilian Real.
Richarlison, for his part, appreciates the idea of returning to Brazil and standing out there as it would put him back in the spotlight for the Brazilian national team. He’d be open to a loan move and Fluminense are exploring that option. In fact, they’d like a paid loan with an option to buy included.
But it all depends on Tottenham and figures they demand, with those in charge of the Brazilian club eyeing the signing but without ‘compromising the club’s finances’.
