Top Contenders for the Premier League Golden Boot at the start of the 2019/20 season

#8 Richarlison (Brazil, Everton)

Richarlison will be targeting more goals this season

The Brazilian started last season with a bang, scoring 3 goals in this first two games, after joining Everton in the summer of 2018. The Toffees appeared to have struck gold, only for Richarlison to pick up a straight red in the third game of the season. It was a sign of the fluctuations that followed in the season; the Brazilian was brilliant at times, yet erratic at others. It was this lack of consistency that hurt his changes, even though he did manage to score 13 times in the league.

Richarlison still is a very good player to have in the team and his abilities make him extremely dangerous for the opposition. The Toffees have strengthened this summer, adding Alex Iwobi and teenage sensation Moise Keane to the squad. However, the Brazilian still remains one of their most important players and his goals could very well determine their fate this season. Even though he failed to score in the first game of the season against Crystal Palace, Richarlison is 8th among the top contenders for the Premier League Golden Boot at the start of the season.

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