Is Lucas Moura within his rights to seek Tottenham exit?

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Tottenham Hotspur’s struggles continued at the weekend, as they failed to beat the Premier League’s bottom club Watford at home.

Spurs could only manage a 1-1 draw, with Dele Alli striking in injury time to spare the Lilywhites’ blushes.

The result leaves Spurs seventh in the table after nine games, and fans are fearful about the fate of their team this season after a concerning start.

One man who has had it tough so far this season is Lucas Moura who, strangely, is still finding time on the pitch relatively hard to come by.

The Brazilian was handed a start by Mauricio Pochettino against Watford on Saturday, but was hooked on 63 minutes to be replaced by Erik Lamela.

TBR’s view – Moura frustrations justified

Moura can count himself very unlucky to be playing as little as he is.

Since joining the club from Paris Saint-Germain in January 2018 for £23 million (BBC Sport), he has been largely excellent for the north Londoners.

His amazing hat-trick against Ajax in the Champions League semi-final second leg should have seen him start against Liverpool in Madrid, but he was harshly snubbed for the returning Harry Kane.

He was very lively in pre-season and deserves to have been handed more than the three league starts he has in the current campaign so far.

Moura, who was bright against Watford before being brought off, always seems to give Spurs an injection of liveliness. His blistering pace and unpredictability can really hurt teams and the fact he is still a bit-part player at this point is somewhat baffling, especially when others aren’t performing.