Everton fans debate how much Richarlison is worth in the current market

Much of Everton’s transfer related news was dominated on Wednesday by a reported bid for Richarlison from Barcelona.

Sky Sports had reported that Barcelona had made a huge offer of £85million to sign the Brazil international, although Everton were said to have rejected it.

The Liverpool Echo then reported that Everton had denied a bid ever existed, and that while the club expect interest to intensify over the next 48 hours, the 22-year old is not for sale this month.

While the debate over whether Everton should have accepted Barcelona’s offer quickly dissipated following the Echo’s tearing down of reports, the conversation shifted to how much Richarlison should be valued in this current market.

The former Watford man is a regular Brazil international at just 22, signed a new five-year contract as recently as December, and has scored 21 times in 57 Premier League games for Everton (Soccer Base). On average, Richarlison has scored in 36.84 per cent of Premier League games he has played in for the Toffees, meaning that over a third of his league appearances have seen him on the scoresheet.

Taking to Twitter following Barcelona’s supposed bid, a number of Everton fans discussed how much a player like Richarlison would be worth in today’s market.

Twitter: @EvertonNewsFeed He’s 22. Not a penny under £150 million (@Rob99Smith)

Twitter: @EvertonNewsFeed £140m at least (@MainManMina)

Twitter: @EvertonNewsFeed £150m and we’ll sit down at the negotiation table (@Goal1966_)Twitter: @EvertonNewsFeed £150m and we’ll sit down at the negotiation table (@Goal1966_)

Twitter: @EvertonNewsFeed not in January at all (@EvertonFCjosh)

Twitter: @EvertonNewsFeed He’s just signed a new deal so there’s no rush to sell and we will never be able to replace him so he doesn’t have a price (@Chrisnixon1878)

Twitter: @EvertonNewsFeed Not for sale. Players in first. Then review. (@adamparsons007)

Twitter: @EvertonNewsFeed Considering Coutinho and Joao Felix were 100m+ I’d say around that mark. 120m. Still wouldn’t want… https://t.co/EvbujIZvys (@FIFATAYO)

Twitter: @EvertonNewsFeed Coutinho went for £130m+, at least that given his age/ contract length etc.. ? (@LukeAspey)

Twitter: @EvertonNewsFeed It doesn’t matter how much he’s worth. Right now he’s irreplacable to us and only a lunatic would… https://t.co/8xTEdAXina (@fergus_maximus)