‘It’s not easy to find a player like him’: Lucas Moura admits Tottenham would struggle to replace Harry Kane with striker linked with big-money move to Manchester United
- Harry Kane admitted he could leave Tottenham in an interview last month
- Sportsmail also revealed Kane is open to a world-record move to Man United
- England striker Kane is third on Spurs’ chart of all-time leading goalscorers
- And Lucas Moura admits the club would struggle to replace him if he departs
Lucas Moura believes Tottenham would have a tough job on their hands to replace Harry Kane if they sell the England striker when the transfer window eventually opens.
The striker admitted last month that he would be open to leaving Spurs if they didn’t progress as a team and Sportsmail has since revealed that he would be open to a world-record £200million move to Manchester United.
Kane however is third in the charts of Spurs’ all-time leading scorer and has contributed at least 20 goals in all competitions for each of the last five seasons.
Lucas Moura has admitted Tottenham will struggle to replace Harry Kane if he departs
The Spurs forward admitted last month he could look to move on if the club do not progress
And Moura has insisted he wants to keep playing with the 26-year-old, but said Spurs would struggle to find a replacement should he depart.
‘It’s hard to speak about the future, about a negotiation because it’s a personal decision. I’m sure that every season Tottenham receive offers for Harry Kane,’ Moura told Sky Sports.
‘It’s not me who has to decide, but of course I want to play with him in the next season. I want to stay with him because he’s very important for us and it’s not easy to find a player like him.
‘Everyone knows he’s a big player. He’s very important for us, he’s our striker and scores almost every game. I’m sure that [Jose] Mourinho wants to keep him. He counts on him for the rest of the season as well as for the next one.’
England striker Kane has since been heavily linked with a move to Manchester United
And Moura admits that it would be tough to replace Kane if he left when the window opens
Moura also came to the defence of Spurs boss Mourinho after he was forced to apologise for flouting social distancing regulations from the Government.
The Portuguese was seen holding a one-on-one training session with midfielder Tanguy Ndombele on Hadley Common in Barnet.
But Brazilian Moura, who also revealed that Mourinho and his staff go to the training centre every day to give the players sessions, said the 57-year-old only had good intentions.
Moura also defended Spurs boss Jose Mourinho after he flouted social distancing regulations
‘Mourinho of course cares about our fitness. He loves football, he loves training, so I think he wanted to see everyone and make sure everyone is taking care about our body shape,’ Moura continued.
‘For sure he’s taking care about himself as well. I don’t think it (the park session) was a big problem. He knows and he’s a very professional guy.
‘It’s a good time, it’s a good moment for everyone, but the training session is normally hard. But it’s good for us because we don’t know when we will be back. But it’s a good time and Mourinho watches the session and speak with us every day.’
Moura said Mourinho only meant well when he gave a training session to Tanguy Ndombele
