Everton would be open to a deal to re-sign Brazil striker Richarlison, 27, from Tottenham. (TBR Football), external Want more transfer stories? Read Thursday's full gossip column Follow the gossip col

One Everton fan claimed that he would like Richarlison to sport the number nine shirt again if he did return to the club by had concerns about his fitness, writing: “I want it to be true, I think he’d come. Give him the number nine. If he can prove he can play more than six games a season.”

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Everton would be open to the idea of a remarkable move to sign Richarlison back from Tottenham on one key condition.

Tottenham take on AZ Alkmaar again tonight as they return to Europa League action.Spurs saw off their Eredivisie counterparts 1-0 earlier this season, thanks to a Richarlison penalty during a league-phase clash in north London,

Tottenham striker Richarlison is currently sidelined but has trolled Liverpool fans on social media after their Carabao Cup meeting.

LIVE: Follow all the action right here as Tottenham take on AZ Alkmaar in the first leg of their Europa League round of 16 tie

Tottenham will be significantly boosted by the returns of Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero and Dominic Solanke against AZ Alkmaar tonight, but Dejan Kulusevski will miss the Europa League last-16 first-leg tie.

The 24-year-old, who posted a picture of himself in a protective boot on Tuesday, is expected to miss the club's next four games

AZ Alkmaar are currently averaging 8.1 shots conceded in the box per game in the Europa League this season, ranking 11th for this metric. From these statistics, we can predict that AZ will likely look to allow Tottenham more of the ball, focusing more on their defensive compactness and looking to hit them on the break.

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Dejan Kulusevski is out of Thursday's Europa League last-16 tie against AZ Alkmaar with injury and unlikely to return before the international break at the end of the month,