Richarlison ‘will refuse to shake Michail Antonio’s hand after London derby’, West Ham star reveals
MICHAIL ANTONIO has revealed Richarlison will refuse to shake his hand after the London derby between Tottenham and West Ham.
The Brazilian forward remains angered by comments Antonio made back in May.
Richarlison will not shake Michail Antonio’s hand this seasonRichard Pelham / The Sun
Antonio mocked Richarlison on his podcast back in MayGetty
Antonio and Newcastle striker Callum Wilson mocked Richarlison on The Footballer’s Football Podcast.
Both players laughed as they discussed his misfortune with VAR, which ruled out three goals for him last season.
Richarlison removed his shirt in celebration each time, prompting him to get booked.
Antonio said at the time: “He’s scored four goals this season. Three of the times he’s been offside.
“He has taken his top off four times this season.”
Ryan Mason, who was Spurs’ interim boss at the time, criticised Antonio, saying he would have never done the same as a player.
Richarlison also hit back a few weeks later.
And the Brazilian will refuse to shake Antonio’s hand this season, according to the West Ham striker.
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In the latest episode of the podcast, Antonio explained that West Ham team-mate Lucas Paqueta had told him about the planned snub.
“Touchy,” said the Hammers star. “It’s banter. I said to Paqueta ‘what’s wrong with your boy? It’s banter. I don’t understand why he is taking it personally.’
“Lucas is like ‘it’s how he is Mickey. I said that’s how you are.’”
West Ham travel to face Spurs on December 5 before hosting them in the return fixture on April 2.
Richarlison struggled to find the target during his first season with Spurs.
After signing from Everton last summer he managed just one league goal.
His sole strike came late on against Liverpool in April, with Richarlison thinking he had rescued a point at Anfield.
However, he was left red faced a minute after taking his top off to celebrate as Liverpool went up the other end to grab a 94th minute winner.
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