Tottenham Hotspur still need to find a solution for Richarlison, and some Vasco da Gama supporters from Brazil would quite happily provide one for them.
Vasco da Gama supporters have spent the past couple of days pushing #RicharlisonNoVasco (#RicharlisonAtVasco) on social media. The idea has gained enough traction to spread widely.
One of the world’s biggest streamers Casimiro, himself a very prominent Vasco supporter, joined in on Sunday night.
“Richarlison, let me tell you something: you’re Vasco,” he said, before sending a rather more direct message towards London: “Tottenham, here’s the thing: let the man go.”
As we know, Richarlison has been left out of Tottenham’s Premier League squad and is training with the U21s. Roberto De Zerbi doesn’t intend to use him. But most of the obvious routes out of North London have disappeared.
Brazil is one of the few markets still open
Everton and Aston Villa showed interest before the English deadline. Neither move happened. Trabzonspor then tried their luck, but Tottenham rejected €15m (£13m) and later €20m (£17.3m), including bonuses.
There hasn’t been much sign of a Saudi Arabian solution either, and their window closed last Sunday. That brings Brazil into the conversation, even if it remains an unlikely destination. The Brazilian window closes this Friday, so there is still time.
Vasco themselves are busy. The Rio de Janeiro club are still searching for another attacking reinforcement before the deadline. They have looked at several options without getting a deal over the line.
There’s potentially more money coming too. Vasco hope to secure €25.2m (£21.6m) in financing this week. That money isn’t a transfer budget, with debts, wages and other obligations also needing attention.
Still, it could give the club more financial security during the final days of the window. Even if it’s short from what Tottenham reportedly wants.
They have already added a penalty-box striker this window, signing Facundo Colidio from River Plate. Their current search has been more focused on someone who can operate from wider areas. And there’s a much bigger obstacle anyway: Richarlison himself.
Richarlison doesn’t want Brazil – yet
A return to Brazil is considered unlikely at this stage, with the Tottenham player’s salary making a deal difficult.
As Sports Witness understands, Richarlison doesn’t believe this is the right time to return home. He doesn’t want to rush into a Brazilian move simply because his other options are disappearing.
Indeed, he’s prepared to remain on the sidelines at Tottenham for the coming months.
Richarlison has another year remaining on his contract. If necessary, he would prefer to wait until January, when he can agree a pre-contract elsewhere ahead of leaving Spurs for free next summer.
So the Vasco campaign has one fairly significant problem: the man they’re campaigning for isn’t ready to come. That doesn’t mean the connection has been invented by supporters.
Vasco have tried before – and Richarlison really is a fan
Reports in July 2025 said president Pedrinho and another club official had personally contacted Richarlison to understand his situation at Tottenham.
Then, in June this year, the club had again asked about him. Vasco considered a deal extremely difficult because of the finances involved. There was no advanced negotiation, but Richarlison’s name was being discussed behind the scenes.
And if he eventually decides it’s time to return to Brazil, Vasco have something going for them: Richarlison is actually a supporter.
He publicly revealed that in 2024, explaining his entire family support the club and admitting he stays up late in England to watch their matches.
“My whole family support Vasco. I’m a Fluminense fan because I played there, but I’m a Vasco fan,” he said.
“I watch Vasco here in the middle of the night. I arrive at the training ground absolutely knackered, sometimes angry.”
So perhaps #RicharlisonNoVasco is a campaign for another day. For now, Tottenham still have a problem to solve.
They are paying significant wages to a player De Zerbi won’t use, while Richarlison appears willing to sit tight and potentially arrange a free transfer in January. And as the number of possible destinations shrinks, maintaining that position may become harder.
A loan, a heavily reduced price or another creative solution could suddenly make more financial sense than paying Richarlison for months without playing him. There’s no indication yet that Tottenham are offering any of those options.
But with Brazil having four days left in its window, Vasco supporters clearly think it’s worth asking.
