Antonio Conte heaped praise on the versatility and quality of Tottenham signing Richarlison after his first appearance for the Premier League side.Spurs are in South Korea to start their pre-season, where they defeated a select XI from the K-League 6-3 on Wednesday.Conte has already made five new additions to his side for the upcoming campaign, though Richarlison was the only one of those to feature at the Seoul World Cup Stadium.The Brazil international played
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