The Tottenham Hotspur forward was in sensational form last night.
Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino spoke to reporters after his side’s dramatic Champions League win over Ajax last night, and took time to praise Lucas Moura, labelling the Brazilian’s performance as ‘amazing’, as quoted by Football.London.
Spurs were quite simply magnificent last night, but Moura stood out, single handedly firing his side to their first ever Champions League final with a scintillating second-half hat-trick.
Lucas joined Tottenham from Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2018, for around £23 million according to BBC Sport, but he initially struggled to settle in north London.
The Brazilian, who earns £80,000 per week according to Spotrac, seems to have finally found his feet at Spurs, however, and Pochettino absolutely raved about the forward when speaking to reporters last night, as quoted by Football.London:
“I think scoring three goals, a hat-trick, if the other players are superheroes, he’s a super, super, super hero. He was amazing, he was very clinical in front of the goal. Yes I think a fantastic night, a magical night for him. He is so important.”
Moura has surely now guaranteed his place in Tottenham’s starting XI for the Champions League final after last night’s performance, regardless of whether Harry Kane is back fit or not.
And £23 million for the Brazilian is starting to look like a real coup for Spurs.
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