This time, it should finally be the right one. Announced all over Europe since the summer of 2023, Hugo Lloris, 37, signed at Tottenham where he has been playing since 2012, is according to our information in the process of signing up with Los Angeles FC. The bipartite negotiations, reported this Thursday by the specialist journalist Fabrizio Romano, should, barring an unlikely turnaround, quickly lead to an agreement.
In California, a 12-month contract, with an optional second year, awaits the former captain of the Blues (145 caps). Spurs have, for their part, already validated the departure of the goalkeeper in 444 matches in all competitions in the London jersey.
At LAFC, Hugo Lloris would join one of the best North American clubs where the Italian Giorgio Chiellini and the former Saint-Etienne Denis Bouanga play in particular. The Californian franchise narrowly missed winning the 2023 MLS championship, losing in the final to the Columbus Crew (2-1) on December 10.
Absent from the field since April 2023
Under contract with Tottenham until June 2024, Lloris has never appeared on a scoresheet this season. The Italian Guglielmo Vicario, who arrived from Empoli this summer, has always been preferred by coach Ange Postecoglou. The former Lyon player said he was open to leaving in the spring of 2023, but the situation, despite different more or less concrete approaches (Saudi Arabia, AS Roma, Lazio Rome, Inter Milan, Newcastle, etc.), had not resolved. decanted.
A few weeks ago, the track leading to Newcastle, in search of a goalkeeper to replace Nick Pope, absent for four months after a shoulder injury, had returned to the forefront of the media scene. But in reality, there was nothing very concrete. In the north of England, the 2018 world champion will therefore, undoubtedly, prefer Los Angeles to take up a final challenge within a championship where Lionel Messi (Inter Miami) now plays.
Because this great professional is still driven by his passion for football and he intends to extend the pleasure to the other side of the Atlantic. Absent from the field since April 2023, he should therefore reconnect with the thread of his long and rich career around February 21, the date of the resumption of Major League Soccer.
