BRAZIL forward Richarlison’s tattoos have been explained by his artist.
Previously, the Tottenham star admitted that he never imaged getting his body inked.
But the former Everton man has clearly had a change of heart.
That’s because his number of tattoos is increasing with every passing year.
It all started after his success at the Olympics with Brazil.
When Richarlison finished as top scorer to help the Samba Boys win gold in 2020, he marked the occasion with his first piece of artwork.
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He got the medal, his name and number on his left thigh.
That clearly proved the catalyst for the 25-year-old to get further tattoos.
And his artist Dom Tattoo has revealed to ESPN that he’s now “hooked” to them.
This comes despite Richarlison previously following Cristiano Ronaldo and deciding against getting his body inked so he can donate blood.
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Earlier this year, he got a tattoo on his neck which says “he’s Brazilian” in reference to the song that Everton supporters used to sing to him.
His then got a piece of art on his chest.
Richarlison has a heart with a Brazilian flag with Dom stating that it represents his “addiction” to the national team.
But Dom claims that it wasn’t planned with the footballer asking for it in the spur-of-the-moment.
He duly obliged and worked his magic.
Richarlison also his favourite cartoon characters on his arm, including Daffy Duck, Tom and Jerry and Bugs Bunny.
The Spurs star will be hoping to work his own magic when Brazil take to the field for their first knockout game against South Korea tonight.
He was rested against Cameroon on Friday, but he’s set to return to the starting XI, especially with Gabriel Jesus out of the tournament.
The ex-Watford man has scored two goals in two appearances in Qatar.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
