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Aston Villa legend Gabby Agbonlahor insists Tottenham striker Richarlison would be “playing in League Two if he wasn’t Brazilian”.

Richarlison scored 53 goals in 152 appearances for Everton before making the move to Spurs in the 2022 summer transfer window for a fee which could reach as much as £60m.

However, his time at Tottenham did not got off to the best start with the Brazil international scoring just ten goals in his first 54 matches in all competitions.

His Premier League record under Ange Postecoglou is much better this season than last with Richarlison contributing six goals and three assists in the first half of the campaign.

Richarlison is now showing signs that he could be the striker Tottenham hoped he’d become but Agbonlahor was far from impressed by what he saw in Spurs’ 1-0 win over Burnley.

“I was watching the game and thinking ‘I’m wasting my evening, I could be watching a new series on Netflix’ 60 minutes in, I turned it off, it was dreadful,” Agbonlahor said on talkSPORT.

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“Richarlison, he can’t control the ball, he’s not strong enough to hold the ball up, he’s not good with link-up play, he can’t run in behind because he’s not quick enough, he can’t finish.

“Honestly, he’d be playing in League Two if he wasn’t Brazilian, I don’t rate him one bit.”

Agbonlahor wasn’t the only pundit to criticise Richarlison in the aftermath of their win against Burnley with former Liverpool defender Steve Nicol insisting Tottenham – who are on the verge of signing Timo Werner from RB Leipzig – need a new striker.

Nicol said on ESPN: “They’re missing a goal scorer. I mean all the questions when Son left was who’s going to put the ball