Mauricio Pochettino says Tottenham Hotspur’s Lucas Moura needs to prove himself

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Lucas Moura has played in both of Tottenham Hotspur’s matches so far this season.

Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has told The London Evening Standard that Lucas Moura still needs to prove himself.

Moura has been playing well for Tottenham so far this season, scoring one goal in two Premier League appearances.

The 26-year-old winger moved to Spurs from Paris Saint-Germain in the January transfer window for a transfer fee reported by BBC Sport to be worth £23 million.

The Brazilian – who earns £75,000 per week as salary, according to Spotrac.com – played just 72 minutes in the Premier League for Spurs last season after joining on loan from PSG, as stated on WhoScored.

Tottenham manager Pochettino has said that Moura still needs to prove himself.

Pochettino told The London Evening Standard about Moura: “He still needs to prove [himself]. He did well in pre-season but remember eight months ago when he arrived I told you, ‘Careful, calm, relax – if he helps in the first few months then perfect, if not then he needs to adapt to a different reality, different club, different everything’.”

Back in action

Tottenham have won their opening two games of the Premier League season and will be determined to make it a three in a row this evening.

Spurs will take on Manchester United away from home at Old Trafford in the league. Pochettino’s side will not find it easy to pick up all three points against the Red Devils.