Jose Mourinho insists that Giovani Lo Celso will be a good player for Tottenham, but that he needs time in north London.
The Argentine has made ten appearances for Spurs since joining on a season-long loan from Real Betis, having suffered injury problems at the beginning of the season.
He did score his first goal for the club in a 4-0 win against Red Star Belgrade last month, but he has only featured three times since, with Lo Celso coming off the bench for late cameos in the games with Bournemouth and Manchester United this week.
They are his only two appearances since Jose Mourinho took charge at Tottenham, replacing Lo Celso's compatriot Mauricio Pochettino after he was sacked by Spurs.
But Mourinho said that he knows what Lo Celso can do, with the former Chelsea and Manchester United man praising the 23-year-old's ability.
When asked by football.london at his pre-match press conference about the possibility of signing the Argentine on a permanent basis, Mourinho said: "I’m doing my work now to try to improve results and get the best out of the players.
"Of course Giovani is in Europe for a years, but France with PSG and then Spain, it's a completely different football world that it is in England.
"So many experienced players arrive in England the click for them is not automatic. So a young guy like Giovani also needs his time to adapt to the Premier League.
"You could see, even with Mauricio, an Argentinean man like him, easy communication, surrounded by some boys who speak French, he speaks English, so even in those surroundings of support it's not like he arrives here and explodes immediately.
"But we know the good player he is, give him time to develop and we think he is going to be a good player for us."
