Roberto De Zerbi has shed more light on Richarlison’s situation and has explained why he has no regrets about leaving the striker out of Tottenham’s Premier League squad.Richarlison’s proposed move to Vasco da Gama collapsed yesterday, just hours before the Brazilian transfer window closed.That was reportedly not Tottenham’s doing, as the Lilywhites agreed a deal with the Brazilian club, but the striker couldn’t agree on personal terms with Vasco.That means that the 29-year-old will have to warm the sidelines for the next four months after being left out of the Lilywhites’ 25-man Premier League squad.Credit: @thatfootballphotog / InstagramRoberto De Zerbi claims Richarlison decided not to be part of Tottenham’s squadIn his press conference on Friday, De Zerbi hinted that Richarlison had not treated the club fairly, even though the Tottenham hierarchy were accommodating.The Tottenham boss has now expanded on that, suggesting the 29-year-old’s absence from the squad was his own doing.When asked if he regrets leaving Richarlison out of Spurs’ Premier League squad, De Zerbi told Football.London: “If I had decided myself to leave him outside of the squad, I would have regrets. But the decision has not even been taken by the club. It has been a consequence of what I told you already, that he has decided by his own.“I’m sorry because I have one player less on the list. Richarlison is a good guy, a very good guy. I spoke with him a lot of times and I spent time to convince him to stay. But if you ask me, I know the truth. I know what happened in the last month, the last 45 days. And it’s clear, but I’m not frustrated.”De Zerbi reveals Richarlison was part of his plans this seasonThe Tottenham boss confessed that it is a sad way for the centre-forward’s time at the club to come to an end, and that things could have been different.The Italian reiterated that he wanted Richarlison to stay but hinted again that the striker’s behaviour this summer has not been up to the mark.De Zerbi added: “I know what the club has done in the last 45 days with him and what was the behaviour of Richarlison. I can’t explain because it’s not right, but I’m sorry because it could be different. Even the end of the story, but a different way, I think, it could have been better.“Or it was much better for Richarlison to be on the list, Richarlison happy to stay, maybe to extend his contract, because he is still an important player, he was important last season, we can’t forget. But we can’t forget also the last 45 days.”READ MORE: Tanguy Ndombele was Tottenham’s record signing, then biggest flop: Where is he now?The post De Zerbi was not the one who ‘decided’ to leave Richarlison out of Tottenham squad appeared first on Spurs Web.