📣 Lucas Moura on squad character, Richarlison and his Tottenham future | OneFootball

Lucas Moura opened up about all things related to Tottenham in a recent interview with Football.London.

Here is what he had to say.

On working with Richarlison

“He’s a very good guy. I met him two years ago on the national team. Quality player, very good guy, he will help us a lot because he has some experience in the Premier League … He is strong. His mentality is very good. He’s a great addition for us.

“He’s always ready to play because we see he loves to play football. He’s always happy, always ready to play, a lot of energy. It’s good to have a player like this. He’s very humble. The area he came from is very simple so he’s very proud of what he’s achieved. I’m happy for him.

“He’s a kind of player that gives everything on the pitch. He’s a striker who wants to score goals and win the game. There are players like this. When they are on the pitch they change their mood.”

On having big characters in the squad

“In a squad you must have different characters, players who are calm, players who are angry, players who are fighters, warriors, like Pierre [Emile Hojbjerg] and [Cristian] Romero. This is good for a squad. Richarlison will add something more to our squad on the pitch.

“This season we can see another Tottenham and I hope we achieve our targets because we have a quality squad and a great manager. We have the quality to win trophies and this is our objective.

On having the talent to reach the CL final again

It’s very difficult to say. Football is not like this. If we analyse player-by-player maybe this season we are better but only on paper. Football is not like this. Every season has a different history. We need to show this on the pitch.

“But I believe we can arrive again in the final and have a different finish, lifting the trophy but for this to happen it is a hard way. We need to work very hard. That season, that game against Ajax was unbelievable. The best season, the best game of my career. I will never forget it. It will be in my heart together.”

On his Spurs future

“I will turn 30 in August. I’m getting old already, but I feel very good mentally and physically.

“I’m very, very happy at Tottenham. I love the club. I love the fans. I love everyone who works in the club, but of course, I have a plan to go back to Brazil one day. I have at least one year in my contract, maybe two.

“I don’t know if the club will want me to sign another contract but I’m happy here … For this season it could be my last season here. It depends on the club. They have the option to extend for one more year.”

On goals for the season

“My first target of the season is to lift a trophy. I lifted a trophy with Sao Paulo, with Paris and with the national team, and I want a trophy here with Tottenham. I think we deserve it but it’s only words. You need to work for this.

“Then I have other targets, which are to go back to the national team. Why not play in the World Cup at the end of the year, it’s very difficult but anything is possible. I have this hope and I will work for this. These are the two most important targets for now.”