This fake story serves one thing now which can only be good for us.
It puts focus on richarldson that he has never had before. When he goes off to the national team, he is surrounded by players who all have the media attention , play at the big teams and get all the endorsements . Richaldson doesn't have that at Everton , which right now has been a good thing.
But now he can make a name for himself and get that genuine interest from the likes of Barca. He has at least 18 months give or take to prove to them he is good enough. Rather than have him coasting here , we get a different player altogether with a bit more drive and determination.
The lads gone the minute a great team wants him. Far too early in the day for us to be considering keeping hold of players in that squad. But richaldson could well be the catalyst now that takes us that extra step next season. Even for all the wrong reasons