Richarlison hits out at rumour-spreaders: "I wasn't a mutiny leader against Conte!"

Richarlison is one of the Tottenham Hotspur players who didn't deliver the performances expected of him. And although he's the first to acknowledge that, he got outraged when he read that the Argentinean press suggested that he and teammate Christian Romero were the ones who accelerated the departure of Antonio Conte.

The Italian coach left the north London club by mutual consent after an eyebrow-raising monologue in which he criticised his "selfish players" following the 3-3 draw at Southampton. Richarlison, who was injured during the dramatic St Mary's clash, was later accused of giving an ultimatum to his club over Conte's future. But he denied it all on social media.

"Questioning and criticising me as a player for my performance is part of football, and I get it. 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 when I came to 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. When he left, I sent him a message thanking him for everything and wishing him the best cause that's what he deserves!"

The former Everton and Wolverhampton goalscorer was less kind to the Argentinean press.

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

Shall we wait for Romero to post a similar response or maybe Argentinean reporters were right about the Argentina international defender? There's no doubt we haven't heard the last on this matter!

Richarlison is set to miss Tottenham's first match since Conte's departure, which would have been his return to Everton on Monday, with a minor muscle injury.

PREMIER LEAGUE - ROUND 29

Saturday

14:30: (1.63) Man.City (4.10) Liverpool (5.90)

17:00: (1.30) Arsenal (5.20) Leeds (11.0)

17:00: (2.60) Bournemouth (3.30) Fulham (2.95)

17:00: (1.70) Brighton (3.80) Brentford (5.70)

17:00: (2.65) Crystal Palace (3.20) Leicester (3.00)

17:00: (3.05) Nott.Forest (3.10) Wolverhampton (2.65)

19:30: (1.70) Chelsea (3.80) Aston Villa (5.70)

Sunday

16:00: (1.80) West Ham (3.60) Southampton (5.20)

18:30: (2.55) Newcastle (3.40) Man.Utd. (2.95)

Monday

22:00: (3.50) Everton (3.35) Tottenham (2.25)

***odds are subject to change***