Richarlison remains focused on his task at Tottenham despite some exit talks rumbling in the media, with the club eager to keep him in January.

According to Football Insider, Richarlison is leaning towards staying at Tottenham ahead of the winter transfer window. The North London outfit are also unlikely to make drastic changes to their frontline, which might suggest they could be open to keeping the Brazilian international.

The January window ahead of a World Cup year is always tricky for clubs eager to strengthen their respective squads. For starters, players would look to leave only if they are guaranteed minutes, especially those who are in with a chance of making their respective national team squads for the summer.

Richarlison is on a similar boat with regards to his chances with the Brazilian national side for the World Cup. The attacker, who arrived at Spurs in a £60 million deal back in the summer of 2022, has been more of a miss here than a hit.

However, the South American attacker has been able to establish himself consistently this season under new boss Thomas Frank, and he has somewhat benefitted from the continued absence of Dominic Solanke, as the Danish boss has preferred to use the resurgent £60 million star in his frontline.

However, there were rumours recently that Spurs were ready to sell him for financial reasons, although those stories have been unsubstantiated so far. Back in the summer, he was linked with a move away, but chose to stay at Tottenham, which has worked out for him so far.

Richarlison to stay amid MLS links

Richarlison is leaning towards staying at Tottenham despite recent links to MLS. There is plenty of interest coming from the other side of the Atlantic, with LAFC and Orlando City among those keen on the striker. However, with a World Cup place up for grabs, Richarlison will prefer to continue here; Spurs are also leaning towards keeping him due to the complexities of signing a new striker.

Tottenham have been linked with Dusan Vlahovic as an option, but they are also considering a Bosman move for the Serb rather than paying a fee in January. Hence, all options point towards fewer changes to the front line as Tottenham are likely to keep the resurgent £60 million star rather than bring in a new forward in the winter window.