Richarlison hits back at ‘lies’ over reported mutiny at Tottenham if Antonio Conte stayed

Richarlison insists he did not lead a dressing room revolt against Antonio Conte (Getty)

Richarlison has strongly denied reports claiming that he threatened to quit Tottenham if Antonio Conte stayed at the club.

Conte left Spurs ‘by mutual consent’ on Sunday evening, just over a week after he publicly slammed the players in the aftermath of their 3-3 draw with Southampton.

The Italian branded his players ‘selfish’ and accused them of not wanting to ‘play under stress’ following another poor result in their bid to secure a top-four finish in the Premier League.

Richarlison, meanwhile, publicly criticised Conte in the wake of Spurs’ Champions League exit at the hands of AC Milan and claimed the 53-year-old did not explain why he was not playing regularly.

Reports from Argentine TV network TyC Sports have claimed this week that Richarlison and Cristian Romero were two players who were keen to see Conte leave Spurs and were considering their future at the club if the Italian had remained as manager.

But Richarlison has branded the claims as ‘lies’ and has revealed he sent a message of support to Conte following his departure.

‘Questioning and criticising me as a player for my performance is part of football and I got it,’ Richarlison wrote on Twitter.

Antonio Conte left Spurs by mutual consent on Sunday evening (Shutterstock)

‘However, telling lies about me, I don’t accept! I’ve always had a lot of respect for Conte and for all my coaches.

‘He helped me a lot in my coming to the Spurs and, whenever we had a problem (even if it was public) we solved it based on conversation and professionalism — and this he can confirm.

‘I wasn’t a mutiny leader against him, it was quite the opposite.

‘I’m sorry I didn’t deliver as much as he expected of me and I didn’t do enough for him to stay.

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‘When he left, I sent him a message thanking him for everything and wishing him the best cause that’s what he deserves!

‘On the other hand, the journalist responsible for this awful lie did not even do the least which would be talking to my PR or listening to me. Bad professional and bad character! And shame on you, Tyc Sports!’

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‘I’m sorry I didn’t deliver as much as he expected of me and I didn’t do enough for him to stay.’