Spurs star sued by ‘underpaid servant’ who says he was unfairly sacked without warning in the £130K-a-week footballer’s private cinema
Tottenham Hotspur star Richarlison is being sued by his ‘underpaid servant’ who claims he was unfairly sacked.
The Brazilian striker, who joined Spurs from Everton for £60million, is being taken to a tribunal by Reginaldo Pereira, who says he was axed in the cinema room of the player’s mansion.
Mr Pereira, 60, has since said he was left physically and emotionally broken by his dismissal, according to The Sun.
A source said: ‘He feels like he was used as a dogsbody, who worked around the clock, and then was unfairly dumped.’
It comes as another blow for a Tottenham player in the week midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur was threatened with a 12-match suspension for making an alleged racist remark about South Koreans whilst on Uruguayan TV.
Mr Pereira is believed to have worked for Richarlison since he was at Watford, but he claims the £130,000-a-week star paid his £500-a-week wages straight into his account and did not grant him holidays.
In papers seen by The Sun, Mr Pereira, who is claiming £95,000 for unfair dismissal, says: ‘I faced long working hours, excessive demands and verbal abuse – especially from Antonio Marcos de Andrade, Richarlison’s father.’
He claimed he was also given extra responsibilities such as looking after the player’s pets. It is also said the sacking came after Richarlison changed his agent.
In another setback for the striker, he is out injured before Sunday’s North London Derby against Arsenal.
A spokesman for Richarlison told the Sun: ‘The claims are denied but we will be making no further comment in respect of these proceedings.’
A preliminary hearing is set to take place in Watford next month.
In another controversy for the North London club, Uruguayan midfielder was this week charged by the Football Association.
When appearing on a Uruguayan show in June, Bentancur was asked for a Tottenham player’s jersey and replied, ‘Sonny’s?’ – referencing his team-mate Heung-min Son who captains both Spurs and South Korea.
He then added it could be Son’s cousin, too, because ‘more or less they are all the same.’
