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'Pukki scored more' - Doubts over Richarlison move, Jesus hailed as 'better deal'

talksport.com, 2 July 2022, 12:06
With both Arsenal and Tottenham signing Brazilian forwards this summer, comparisons were always going to be made.

And former Premier League striker Tony Cascarino has doubts about Spurs' £60million deal Richarlison, with their north London rivals move for Gabriel Jesus hailed as better business.

Antonio Conte's side completed the signing of Richarlison from Everton earlier this week, with the forward penning a five-year contract with the club.

The deal is believed to be worth a total of £60million - an initial £50m with £10m in add-ons.

But Cascarino is unsure about the move due to the lack of goals he scored last season, with Teemu Pukki scoring more for relegated Norwich last season that the Brazilian ace.

"Richarlison got ten Premier League goals last season in a team that was fighting relegation," Weekend Sports Breakfast host Cascarino said on talkSPORT.

"Well, the team that finished at the bottom [Norwich], their top goalscorer [Pukki] got 11!

"How many penalties did Richarlison score? Three? Up until January, I think he got about three goals - he had a bit of a run at the end of the season.

"I thought £60m was a massive price and Everton have done brilliantly well to get it.

"I just see a player that goes down too easily, he would upset a lot of Everton fans because he does go to ground and he does it very regularly in the game.

"I don't know if he's a good fit for Spurs. I might be wrong, I might be sitting at the end of the season eating humble pie saying that I got it totally wrong.

"But I don't see it with Richarlison, and I think that's a huge fee."

On the other side of north London, Arsenal are set to announce the signing of Gabriel Jesus from Man City.

Richarlison's national team colleague is understood to be signing for the Gunners in a £45m deal.

And Cascarino insists that Jesus 'ticks more boxes' than the new Tottenham man, and is confident he'll score more goals than him next season.

"I think Gabriel Jesus ticks a lot more boxes and they've got him at a better price," Cascarino said.

"If you asked me now, 'Who will get the most goals?' I'd say Gabriel Jesus will get more goals than Richarlison at Tottenham.

He added: "I'd say he's more versatile than Richarlison too. He has played left-wing, right-wing and centre-forward for Man City.

"He played the left side of the forward line brilliantly well, he's done a number of jobs for the team defensively, he's got an incredible work ethic.

"Every time I watch him, he plays like Richarlison did at the end of the season.

"I didn't see Richarlison in the early part of the season chasing like he did at the end."

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