Tottenham boss Antonio Conte believes Richarlison will help introduce a nastier element to his team.
Conte has stated for weeks that his players must get tougher if they are to finish in the Premier League top four.
The Italian coach has not been happy with how his team performs, especially off the ball, in recent matches.
"Richy still has to recover the best physical condition first of all. He had serious injuries and the first thought from the medical department was his recovery. He's behind in the physical aspect, he's not 100 per cent and we have to try to bring him to the same level to the other players," said the Italian.
"Then for sure, Richy is one of these players who can give us something nasty. You feel his presence on the pitch, but I repeat, Richy is a player who needs to work, to have more work compared to his team mates because the injury was serious.
"Then he has to recover and for his recovery, we have to pay a lot of attention because the injury was serious and for this reason the medical department paid a lot of attention but it's not enough to just recover from injury, you have to be fit to play and to give the possibility to the coach to think about starting with Richy, but for sure he's an important player for us.
"Don't forget we are overcoming a difficult situation because we have injuries like Kulusevski, Bentancur and before the World Cup there was also Romero. It's not easy for us. For other teams, I don't know, but for us we are talking about important players and it's important for me to have all the players available because we are going step by step to build a strong squad, but to do this you need time, and to add players you add time, the transfer market and you need also money to invest."
