Hugo Lloris captained Tottenham from 2015 to 2023 (Photo: Getty)
Hugo Lloris looks set to finally leave Tottenham with the former club captain reportedly in talks with MLS side Los Angeles FC.
The World Cup winning goalkeeper looked set to depart north London last summer after 11 years at Spurs, eight of which spent as their skipper.
He was given the all clear to leave by Ange Postecoglou, but despite being linked with a whole host of clubs around the world, he ended up staying put as none of them would guarantee that the 37-year-old would be first-choice keeper.
Even a return to boyhood club Nice could not tempt Lloris and he has remained at Tottenham, though he has not featured in a matchday squad this season, with Guglielmo Vicario and Fraser Forster ahead in the pecking order.
Furthermore, he is no longer club captain, with Son Heung-min taking the armband and spearheading Spurs’ unlikely resurgence under Postecoglou.
But it seems that Lloris’ time with the Lilywhites is at an end, with various sources including the Daily Mail reporting that the Frenchman is close to joining LAFC with talks with the American side in its final stages.
Founded in 2014, the MLS side famously count Hollywood star Will Ferrell among their many co-owners.
Hugo Lloris lead France to World Cup glory in 2018 (Photo: Getty)
Lloris joined Tottenham from Lyon for £11million in 2012 and has since gone on to make 447 appearances for them – ranking eighth on the all-time list – keeping 151 clean sheets.
In 2015, Mauricio Pochettino named him the new captain, replacing Younes Kaboul, but he was unable to win silverware with the team, reaching the 2019 Champions League final and two League Cup finals.
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He had better success with France, whom he also captained from 2012 to his international retirement in 2022, and is his country’s most capped player of all time (145 appearances).
Under his leadership, Les Bleus won the 2018 World Cup and 2020/21 Nations League, and also reached the finals of Euro 2016 and the 2022 World Cup.
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