Vasco get Sportingbet boost via Richarlison, striker wants No 10 | OneFootball

Vasco’s bold move to sign striker Richarlison on a permanent deal has gained crucial financial backing behind the scenes. According to reporting by Flavio Dias from the Atenção, Vascaínos! channel, betting company Sportingbet, the Rio club’s main sponsor, has stepped directly into the process to fund the operation with Tottenham. The commercial partner’s contribution is meant to make viable the budget structure required by the English side after Fifa blocked the international loan model.

With the sponsor involved in covering a large part of the transfer fee, negotiations have moved forward on the sporting and emotional fronts. Excited by the real chance of returning to Brazilian football to play for the club he supports, the striker has already told the board he wants to wear Vasco’s legendary No. 10 shirt, a number immortalized by club icon Roberto Dinamite.

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A heavyweight legacy and an open spot in the squad

The most prestigious number at Vasco has been vacant since February, when Philippe Coutinho terminated his contract citing mental exhaustion. Richarlison’s request for the historic shirt shows the player’s willingness to take on a leading role at São Januário and lead the attack under the eyes of the fans.

The striker is keeping up direct pressure in London and has already taken part in two meetings with the Spurs hierarchy to demand an immediate release to Brazilian football. Out of the plans of the British coaching staff led by Roberto De Zerbi, he sees the Vasco side as the best scenario to rediscover the top form that once took him to a World Cup with the Brazil National Team.

Document race and the structure of Vasco’s purchase

The sponsor brand’s presence as guarantor of the deal allows the board of president Pedrinho to formalize payment terms attractive to the English club, concentrating scheduled installments around the turn of next year. Vasco’s urgency now is focused on the final deadlines for registrations in Brazilian football, which close on Friday (11).

Vasco is awaiting the final response from the London executives regarding the economic terms presented, trusting that the mutual interest and corporate backing will be enough to complete the most high-profile transfer of the national season.

Richarlison is close to joining Vasco – Photo: Tottenham Disclosure

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