Tottenham Hotspur supervisor Antonio Conte has put to relaxation fears Richarlison might miss the World Cup by confirming the ahead is predicted to be match to characteristic within the event subsequent month.
The Brazilian sustained a calf damage through the second half of Saturday’s 2-0 win over Everton and left the bottom on crutches.
Richarlison gave a tearful interview post-match the place he conceded his World Cup goals might be over however his membership boss supplied a constructive replace on the 25-year-old when previewing Wednesday’s journey to Manchester United.
“No, absolutely not. No, I can confirm this, that the player is not risking to not play at the World Cup,” Conte stated.
“It’s an injury but not so serious. He has a problem in his calf. I think he needs a bit of time to recover and then to be fit. I hope for him to play other games with us before the World Cup but for sure the injury is not so serious.
“I’m happy for the player because to play in the World Cup is the dream for every single player and for this reason I am happy for him. Also we’re talking about a player that when he goes to play he gives you everything.”
While Conte confirmed Richarlison will certainly miss out on the conflict at Old Trafford, he was extra coy on Dejan Kulusevski, who has not performed since final month as a consequence of a hamstring damage.
He added: “Kulusevski is working. We will see, we will see. We have to go day by day with him and the medical department are working a lot to try to recover him but we don’t know for the game against United.”
The journey to Old Trafford begins a crucial seven-day spell for Tottenham with a house league fixture towards Newcastle to return on Sunday adopted by a Champions League tie with Sporting Lisbon subsequent Wednesday when victory for the hosts would verify their place within the final 16.
Due to the importance of the upcoming matches, Conte stays relaxed about his personal contract scenario, which runs till the summer time, however Spurs do have the choice to increase it by an additional 12 months.
“No, I think my contract is not, in this moment, important,” he insisted.
“The most important thing is to try to prepare for the game very well for the period, especially the next three games.
“We have to play United away, against Newcastle, who yesterday played an amazing game at Old Trafford and then we have a big match against Sporting Lisbon. I think for now we have to be focused and to have all our concentration on these three games.
“Then, I repeat yeah, I have to speak to the club and I will speak to the club about this situation and we will find the best solution for everybody.”
Spurs are set to face former participant Christian Eriksen this week and Conte labored with the Denmark worldwide at Inter Milan.
It led to hypothesis Eriksen might return to N17 after he left Brentford on the finish of final season, however he as an alternative determined to hitch Manchester United on a free switch.
Conte admitted he would have been open to working with the midfielder once more, including: “For sure, Christian is a player, I enjoy to work with him.
“He’s a player that I would like to train with again, to have in my squad. But you know very well, the transfer market is very difficult.
“And I think he made a big choice, a big choice to go to United, to sign for three years of contract. For him, I wish the best for him, for his family.”
Source: www.unbiased.co.uk