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Lucas Moura has welcomed the arrival of Jose Mourinho at Tottenham.

Mourinho is back in football after being confirmed as Mauricio Pochettino's replacement at the north London club on Wednesday morning.

The former Chelsea and Manchester United manager was sacked by the Reds in December, and has turned down a number of managerial opportunities in China, Spain and Portugal since leaving Old Trafford.

The Portuguese takes over a Spurs side that are without a win in their past five games and have slipped to 14th in the Premier League table, 20 points behind leaders Liverpool after just 12 league matches.

And Moura, according to a report in UOL Esporte , sees the appointment as a chance to stake his claim in the first team, with his new boss believed to be an admirer of the forward.

Moura has scored twice and provided one assist in 13 games so far this season, and will be hoping to secure more game time under Mourinho.

The 27-year-old has been in and out of the Spurs starting line-up since sealing a £25million move to the club in January 2018, and was sensationally dropped for the Champions League final last season.

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Despite scoring the winning goal to secure his side a place in the final, Moura lost his place in the starting XI to Harry Kane, a decision which left the former PSG man “sad”.

“He didn't talk to me, didn't explain anything, but it's normal,” Moura recently told The Guardian of the snub.

“He chose and I need to respect. I needed to be ready to come in and play. To be honest, at the hotel when he gave the initial eleven, I was a little sad.

“Of course, I would like to play, but the most important thing was to win the game. The coach needs to choose 11 players, he can choose only eleven players and we need to respect.”

Mourinho will take charge of his first game this Saturday when Spurs travel across the capital to face West Ham at the London Stadium.