Arsenal and Chelsea both chasing Watford forward Richarlison as they prepare swoop
Arsene Wenger and Antonio Conte looking to add the Brazilian to their ranks and have approached the player's agent
ARSENAL and Chelsea are both chasing Watford forward Richarlison as they prepare to launch an audacious summer swoop.
Arsene Wenger and Antonio Conte are looking to add the Brazilian to their ranks and have approached the player's agent over a future transfer, according to reports.
Richarlison started off the 2017-18 in exceptional form, only to find things tougher of late, failing to score since November.
Through his first 12 games in the Premier League, Richarlison found the back of the net five times, as well as notching a hatful of assists.
However, the Watford forward has now gone 12 games without a goal in all competitions, last scoring in the 2-0 win over West Ham on November 19.
Richarlison himself admitted he is finding life in England harder now after a red-hot start.
He claimed: "Teams are already marking me individually, they are putting two players there on my side.
"Unfortunately it’s difficult, but I’m doing what I can.
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"I’m facing them, I’m making assists, I’m trying to score my goals. I’ll keep working to keep bringing the results."
Meanwhile, Richarlison has had his say on why he believes Watford are struggling now after such a phenomenal start to the year.
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The Brazilian recently claimed: "I think it’s concentration.
"I think our team has dropped a little, not only up front, but also in the back.
"We have to play our game again like we were doing at the start of the league.
"We’ll fix this in training so that we can get other wins."