Hugo Lloris: Tottenham in talks with Lazio over deal for long-serving former captain

Spurs want to bank some sort of fee for their veteran goalkeeper, who is seeking a new challenge after 11 years in north London
Dan Kilpatrick @Dan_KP16 August 2023

Tottenham are in talks with Lazio over the departure of former club captain Hugo Lloris.

Spurs would ideally like a fee for Lloris, who still has a year remaining on a two-year contract agreed last summer, but the Italian club are pushing to sign him on a free transfer.

The 36-year-old confirmed at the end of last season that he would like a fresh challenge after 11 seasons with Tottenham.

He has been replaced in the squad by Italian goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario and succeeded as club captain by Heung-min Son.

Lloris was the only fit player left out of Spurs' pre-season tour of Australia, Thailand and Singapore after agreeing with new head coach Ange Postecoglou that he could remain in London and try to find a new club. He was also not part of the matchday squad as they began the season with a 2-2 draw at Brentford last weekend, with youngster Brandon Austin providing cover for Vicario.

The World Cup-winning former France captain, who retired from international football after finishing as runner-up in last winter's tournament in Qatar, has made 447 appearances for Spurs, with his final game set to be the humiliating 6-1 defeat at Newcastle under Cristian Stellini, when he was forced off with an injury at half-time after shipping five goals in the first 21 minutes.

End of an era: Hugo Lloris is seeking a fresh challenge away from Tottenham after 11 seasons
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Lloris' departure would be another significant milestone in the changing of the guard at Spurs after Harry Kane left his boyhood club for Bayern Munich last week.

Kane was vice-captain to Lloris but Postecoglou has named a new leadership group, with Son now assisted by James Maddison and Cristian Romero.

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