Shearer: Richarlison a problem De Zerbi can't undo

Left out of Spurs' Premier League squad, Richarlison is turning into a headache the manager can't reverse.

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What happened. Tottenham had to leave one foreign player out of their Premier League squad, and Roberto De Zerbi chose Richarlison after the forward rejected moves to Everton and Vasco da Gama. Richarlison reacted on social media with 'why?' and was then left out of the Carabao Cup squad for the 3-1 defeat at Liverpool despite being eligible.

• Alan Shearer says the situation will fester in the background at Spurs over the coming months.
• Shearer insists De Zerbi's call cannot be reversed now that it has been made.
• Richarlison was omitted from the Liverpool cup tie even though he was eligible to play.

“Richarlison isn't in the squad, and De Zerbi has said he is not going to play, so you can't reverse it”

— Alan Shearer

With no route back into the league squad, Richarlison's standoff with De Zerbi looks set to run on at Tottenham.

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