‘I know’… Richarlison makes comment about Harry Kane as Brazil prepare to face England in friendly

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Tottenham Hotspur striker Richarlison has been speaking about Harry Kane ahead of Brazil’s friendly against England.

Ange Postecoglou has now been left back at Hotspur Way with a skeleton squad with a lot of the players away on international duty.

Two of his players will be meeting at Wembley Stadium on Saturday when James Maddison and Richarlison face off in a friendly game.

What Richarlison said about Harry Kane

The Brazilian striker will be meeting up with a former teammate too in the form of Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane.

Having left in the summer for the Bundesliga giants, Kane will be meeting some of his former Spurs teammates again.

Whether he will play in the game against Brazil and Belgium is another question, though, as the England captain picked up an ankle injury in his last outing for Bayern.

But speaking to the media ahead of the game, Richarlison has commented on the quality the 30-year-old striker holds. He said: “I think everyone knows Harry Kane, right? I think we in the Brazil team have to be careful with him because he’s their team’s top scorer, he’s their captain, he’s the guy who organises their team. I played with him at Tottenham, I know his ability.”

Richarlison issues James Maddison message

As friendlies go, Saturday’s game at Wembley is a blockbuster and Spurs fans will surely have a keen eye on it.

However, Richarlison has already sent a warning out to his teammate Maddison ahead of the game.

Speaking to the Brazilian media, the 26-year-old admitted he has already spoken to the Spurs midfielder. He said: “I’ve even warned Maddison that we’re going to get them. There’s no such thing as friendship on the pitch. So I hope we can have a great game and, preferably, come away with a win.”

What will be interesting for Spurs fans is how much game time their two representing players will play.

Richarlison returned to the fold on the weekend for the defeat to Fulham after sustaining a knee injury following the loss against Wolves.

However, he did only come off the bench to play the final 10 minutes of the game.

It was a performance Maddison will also want to forget as he was dragged off after just 66 minutes.

Since the defeat, it has been revealed he went into the game at Craven Cottage having picked up a knock in training that week.

So it will be intriguing to see how much involvement both players have on Saturday.