(Football news) Lucas Moura’s time at Tottenham Hotspur appears to be coming to an end, and his next club could be his former club. Under Antonio Conte, the Spurs forward has found himself at the bottom of the depth chart this season. Lucas has been suffering with a tendon issue in recent weeks and has battled to regain fitness.
According to Brazilian outlet Lance!, Lucas is in the process of negotiating a probable return to the club where he got his start, Sao Paulo. Lucas’ five-year deal, negotiated when he moved from PSG in 2018, expires in June, and the report mentions a mutual desire in Lucas returning to Brazil to finish his career.
In interviews during the last year or two, Lucas expressed an interest in returning to Sao Paulo.
“Man, my plan, to be honest, I want to play football and I want to be in a club that allows me to play at a high level, play in a good league, play at a good level. That’s my plan. I still have a lot of firewood to burn, I’m 30 years old, so I’m very young.
“So my thought is to finish this season with Tottenham, try to win a title this season and, free of contract, sit down with my family and listen to the offers that will appear. That’s when you analyze everything: country, club, financial side. It’s analyzing everything. And then make the best decision. That’s my thought. But now I’m very calm there.
“If Tottenham want to renew, [that’s] cool too, [it’s] a club I like a lot, I’m adapted. Let’s see, let’s hear the renewal proposal. If they don’t want to, I’ll leave for free, and being free, of course, more proposals appear. So it’s a matter of analyzing and seeing what we decide.
“And there’s the possibility of returning to Brazil. It’s difficult, I’ve always said that I want to go back to the São Paulo, which is the club I love. I never stipulated any deadline, and I said that I wanted to stay at least 10 years in Europe, since when I left Sao Paulo my thought was to stay at least 10 years in Europe, whatever happens.”
“About Lucas Moura, we didn’t have him from the start of the season. And we are continuing to not have him. He has this problem, he is struggling a lot to find a solution.
“For sure it’s a difficult situation. Because I have a good player in my squad, but he’s never available. It’s like you don’t have him. It’s a pity because I repeat: we are talking about a good player, a good guy, but he is struggling a lot to solve this problem. I don’t know, I don’t know what in the future happens about him.”
Conte and Spurs intend to be busy in the January transfer market, despite Conte’s stated desire for a small squad. Lucas is an apparent upgrade candidate, however he is unlikely to leave the team before this summer.
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