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title: "Richarlison could clash with Everton over Brazil involvement"
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author: "Alex Jones"
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published: "2021-02-23T07:00:00Z"
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# Richarlison could clash with Everton over Brazil involvement

[Richarlison](https://readeverton.com/2021/02/22/everton-fans-loved-richarlison-comeback-disparaging-liverpool-fan/) could be set for a collision course with [Everton](https://readeverton.com/2021/02/19/carlo-ancelotti-rallies-everton-ahead-of-liverpool-clash/) over his international duties with Brazil, according to reports from [The Mirror](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/richarlison-everton-brazil-national-team-23541375).

Speaking to [ESPN](https://www.espn.co.uk/), the 23-year-old spoke fervently of his desire to serve his country in a sporting capacity, with the Olympics and Copa America coming up for the national team. [The Mirror](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/richarlison-everton-brazil-national-team-23541375) noted that Richarlison would surely be a core option of Tite’s Brazil plans if his scoring form at club level continues.

Netting against Manchester City and Liverpool [in consecutive fixtures](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/richarlison/leistungsdaten/spieler/378710), his tactical panache has seen him deployed as more of a forward option in the absence of Dominic Calvert-Lewin, picking up goals in his more central role in the process.

However, Everton may miss Richarlison for crucial fixtures as a result of international duties conflicting with the Toffees’ fixture schedule, much to the detriment of the club.

Speaking to [ESPN](https://www.espn.co.uk/), the forward acknowledged that he may be forced into picking one competition over another:

> This year there’s the Copa America and there’s also the Olympics. It seems that the club doesn’t want to let me go \[to both\].

> \[They\] just wants to release me to one, I think it’s for the Copa America, I don’t know. I was called up, I told them that I want to go to the Copa America and the Olympics, if I’m called.

> Like it or not, I don’t know if I’ll have another opportunity for the Olympics because I’m in the age \[bracket\]. I want to play; I want to go.

### Read Everton Verdict

The cliché that Richarlison cannot have his cake and eat it should be forgiven – the Toffees have every right to want to retain their key man.

Prestigious international competitions are part and parcel of the modern game, but picking one competition over another is a sensible compromise for all parties.