On December 26, Hugo Lloris will celebrate his 35th birthday, but the weight of age clearly does not seem to impact the level of performance of the current Tottenham goalkeeper. Author of six clean sheets since the start of the season in the Premier League, his recent performances in the jersey of the France team also confirm his ability to always evolve at the highest level. Captain of the Spurs, the one who is living his tenth season with the London club is yet at the end of his contract and will be free to engage with the club he wishes from January 1, 2022. A worrying situation for the French international (136 selections) who, since the departure of Mauricio Pochettino in the fall of 2019, has wondered about his future.
With this in mind and in view of the copies made by the captain of the Blues (14 starts in 15 Premier League games), the Spurs would therefore have great interest in continuing the adventure with the former goalkeeper of OGC Nice and the OL. However, the English club’s attitude has been questioning since last summer. As a symbol of this dubious treatment, Lilywhites football director Fabio Paratici pushed for 26-year-old Atalanta goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini to bring competition to the Frenchman. After 15 days in the Premier League, it is clear that this is a low-paying option for someone who has never been a starter in the league and who was clearly unconvinced during his time with Manchester United or Manchester United. Aston Villa. Even more worrying, since last summer, there has been no discussion about the extension of the Nice.
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If Tottenham will be able to lift the option to buy Gollini estimated at 15 million euros anyway, Antonio Conte, the successor of Nuno Espírito Santo, seems to have a very different plan. Indeed, the new Spurs coach is more determined than ever to keep Hugo Lloris and logically wants, given his experience, to give him a key role in the locker room: “I just arrived. I’ve only been here a month. At the moment, of course, we have several situations to resolve. Hugo Lloris is the captain of this team. He is the captain of the France team too. We are talking about a world class goalkeeper. Today he is very focused, and he knows very well that now we must try to do our best. Me as a coach, Hugo as a goalkeeper and all the players have to perform at a high level. We will have time to talk about him. I consider him an important player for Tottenham, for his experience and because he is first and foremost a good goalkeeper. He has played for many years with Tottenham and he is still invested in this club ”.
In this direction, The Athletic affirmed, this Sunday, that the extension of the goalkeeper of the Blues was on track, revealing, moreover, an approach of AS Roma during the last summer transfer window. A transfer to the Roman club which would also not appear in the plans of the goalkeeper of Spurs according to the daily information The team. Indeed, Lloris would not be inclined to find a certain José Mourinho and would not want to close doors either, he who will soon be considered a free player. It remains to evoke its extension and, as such, Antonio Conte and Hugo Lloris seem to share this common idea of continuing the adventure together, which is more after the difficult period experienced by the London club on the sporting level.
Everything therefore seems to go in the direction of an extension. Yet and curiously, not to say inexplicable, Tottenham has still not officially taken action to resolve this issue as urgent as it is thorny. Thus, if rather informal approaches are mentioned, Daniel Levy, the club boss, has not yet decided to take matters into his own hands, and this three weeks before a winter transfer window that could see the emblematic Spurs goalkeeper spin freely. A treatment which questions but this ultimatum of January 1 could well bring the leaders of the club to pass the higher gear. One thing is certain, time is running out and failure in a file deemed a priority by Antonio Conte could quickly ignite relations between the Italian and his management …
