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title: "Everton: Noel Whelan drops Richarlison transfer claim"
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published: "2022-03-26T19:10:15Z"
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# Everton: Noel Whelan drops Richarlison transfer claim

**Noel Whelan has claimed that Richarlison’s agent has now been ‘on the phone’ over a potential exit from Everton in the summer.**

### The Lowdown: Man Utd lurking

As per [Goal](https://www.goal.com/en/news/man-utd-everton-richarlison-attacking-reinforcements/bltb7dc58f207819694), Manchester United are now considering a move for Richarlison this summer, while both Real Madrid and FC Barcelona could also join the race for his signature.

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According to [90min](https://www.90min.com/posts/richarlison-ready-to-leave-everton-end-of-season), his representatives have already told the Goodison Park faithful that he wants to leave, in order to boost his chances of being selected for Brazil’s FIFA World Cup squad.

### The Latest: Whelan reacts

Speaking to [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/everton-news-richarlison-on-the-phone-to-agent-over-summer-move-expert/), Whelan, who has worked as a pundit for [BBC Radio Leeds](https://icdb.tv/stats/4247/Noel-Whelan), has claimed that Richarlison’s agent has been ‘on the phone’ with regards to a potential move, and believes that it would be ‘very, very difficult’ to replace him:

*“There’s no doubt that Richarlison’s agent has been on the phone to him.*

*“He will be asking how he feels, taking notes on the season and how it’s going*. *It’s not going very well.*

*“Richarlison, not long ago was linked with Barcelona and Everton were turning down massive bids. When you get players like this, there’s no doubt that people will be interested.*

*“If they do go down, and that’s an if, their big players and big stars will have to be sold to recoup money into the football club.*

*“If they do stay up after this season, I think Frank Lampard will be (thinking) a lot about people’s characters. Richarlison’s been there a long time.*

*“It might be something in his mind that he does need a change. How do you go out there and replace that sort of quality? It’s very, very difficult.*

*“There are always agents out there sniffing around and trying to do something behind the backs. Just testing the water.”*

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### The Verdict: Gone

It is hard to envisage Richarlison staying at the Merseyside club beyond this season, given the calibre of clubs that are reportedly interested in signing him.

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The Toffees have had nothing short of a dire campaign, and are now under [serious threat](https://www.premierleague.com/tables) of relegation in the Premier League.

If Richarlison wants to guarantee a place in the Brazil squad, given the [plethora](https://www.skysports.com/football/teams/brazil/squad) of attacking talent that they already possess, then he may need to prove himself at a higher level, and so that would potentially mean leaving the Blues in the summer.

[***In other news, find out who is now ‘back in full training’ for EFC here!***](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/everton-fc-news/west-ham-team-news-fabian-delph-injury/)