Hours after Tottenham Hotspur's defeat to Aston Villa, Spurs forward Richarlison posted on social media again, seemingly expressing his frustration.

Image source: Richarlison's social media

Richarlison had originally planned to leave North London this summer, but the transfer fell through, and since then he has been excluded from Tottenham's first-team squad.

On Saturday, this ongoing saga took another turn. Hours after Tottenham's 3-2 loss to Villa, Richarlison posted training videos on social media. The caption on the first video read: "Still focused"; the second video showed him performing a sprint drill, with the caption: "35.4 km/h - I've broken my own record."

Image source: Richarlison's social media

Since the opening Premier League match against Brentford, Richarlison has not featured in a Premier League matchday squad. Earlier this week, he was also omitted from De Zerbi's squad for the Carabao Cup third-round away tie against Liverpool. His absence is particularly notable given Tottenham's struggles in attack this season. Against Villa on Saturday, Spurs managed only two goals in the match—through Gallagher and Van de Ven in the closing stages—but it proved insufficient as they lost 3-2.

On Tuesday, Richarlison retweeted a post about his squad exclusion, adding the caption "Why?" with a sweating emoji to convey his frustration.

However, manager De Zerbi has been firm regarding Richarlison's absence. He stated on Monday: "At the start of the season, I spoke with him multiple times to convince him to stay, but he refused. I can't beg him to stay every day. I did my job at the start of the season: I spoke with him and even offered a contract extension. Since he said 'no, thank you,' my job is done."

"I know what has happened over the last 45 days, but I cannot explain it; that's not my style. This is a matter between the player and the club, and that's where the conflict lies."

Additionally, on the final day of the transfer window, Richarlison had the opportunity to rejoin Everton for £35 million, but the deal ultimately collapsed due to failure to reach agreement on personal terms with The Toffees.

It has been reported that he was excluded from Tottenham's squad due to failure to agree on terms for the remaining nine months of his contract.

Richarlison, who was Tottenham's leading scorer last season with 11 Premier League goals, is reportedly still in North London, training with De Zerbi's squad but not participating in team tactical sessions.

In 2022, Richarlison joined Tottenham from Everton in a transfer worth £60 million.

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