Richarlison has revealed his true feelings after Tottenham removed a photo of him and Brennan Johnson at the club’s training centre in Enfield
10:11, 16 Jan 2026Updated 10:11, 16 Jan 2026
Tottenham forward Richarlison(Image: Getty Images)
Richarlison has delivered his verdict on a behind-the-scenes change at Tottenham’s Hotspur Way training ground following Brennan Johnson’s move to Crystal Palace.
Johnson, who scored the winner in last May’s Europa League final win against Manchester United, departed Spurs to make the £35m switch down to Selhurst Park earlier this month.
After Johnson netted that infamous goal, a tribute was put inside Tottenham’s training centre. Indeed, it featured an image of the Wales international celebrating alongside Richarlison in Bilbao.
Text alongside the photo read: “Greatness, happiness when we are at our best.”
However, following Johnson’s move to Palace, Spurs have decided to take down the image from the Europa League final against Manchester United and replace it with a brand new one.
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Instead, Spurs have stuck up a photo of the team in a huddle before a Premier League game. The text has also been removed, with “win together” chosen as the new words on the wall.
It’s safe to say that Richarlison, one of Tottenham’s Europa League heroes, is displeased with the decision to remove Johnson’s image and replace it with a new one.
In an Instagram story on Thursday morning, the former Everton and Watford forward uploaded a video of him walking towards the wall and showing the fresh design.
Alongside that, Richarlison sent a message to Tottenham and Johnson in Portuguese as well sharing an English caption: “No more legend [crying face emoji].”
Richarlison’s Instagram story(Image: Instagram)
Richarlison then re-shared an Instagram story from November that saw the iconic photo on the wall at the club’s training centre in Enfield.
The 28-year-old made six appearances for Spurs during their 2024/25 Europa League campaign, scoring once in the process. He was handed a rare start for the 1-0 win against United in the final, coming in off the left with Johnson on the right and Dominic Solanke through the middle.
Despite this, Richarlison has been a more prominent figure for Thomas Frank. He has started 20 matches for Spurs this season, though that figure is expected to remain the same until at least March.
Brennan Johnson and Richarlison celebrate during the Europa League final(Image: Getty Images)
This is because Frank confirmed in his pre-West Ham press conference on Thursday that Richarlison is set for at least seven weeks on the sidelines with a hamstring injury. “Richy unfortunately got a hamstring injury that will keep him out for up to seven weeks,” the Spurs boss confirmed.
Frank then added that Tottenham are in the market for attacking reinforcements, just hours after a £34m deal for ex-Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher was announced. “We are in the market, as I said many times, to see if we can improve the squad but it needs to be something that we improve for the short and long term.
“It can’t only be for the next four months. We need to think bigger picture as well. But, of course, we know that we are a few offensive players down.”