PREM star Richarlison is facing legal action from a personal assistant who says he worked around the clock for him before being sacked without warning.
The £60million Spurs and Brazil striker is being taken to a tribunal by Reginaldo Pereira, who says he was axed without notice in the cinema room of the player’s mansion.
Mr Pereira says he was left physically and emotionally broken by his dismissal.
He found himself unemployed and he split from his wife.
A source said: “He feels like he was used as a dogsbody, who worked around the clock, and then was unfairly dumped.”
Brazilian Mr Pereira, 60, was at Richarlison’s side as he moved from his home country to Watford, then Everton and when he joined Tottenham in 2022.
But he claims the £130,000-a-week star — currently injured and unlikely to play in tomorrow’s North London derby — did not register him, 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 says he was loaded with extra responsibilities including looking after the player’s pets.
His sacking in the cinema of the star’s lavish home in Barnet reportedly came after he changed agents.
Mr Pereira said: “After being dismissed I had to seek medical treatment to deal with the negative impacts of this toxic environment. My wife filed for divorce. I’m emotionally shaken and unemployed.”
A preliminary hearing is set to take place in Watford next month.
Richarlison’s spokesman said: “The claims are denied but we will be making no further comment in respect of these proceedings.”
