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Tottenham are likely to offer Hugo Lloris a new contract before the end of the campaign to secure the future of one of the Premier League’s best goalkeepers.
Lloris’ current deal runs until the summer of 2016, and the superb form he has displayed this season is believed to have attracted the attention of both Paris St Germain and Monaco, in his native France.
Lloris has vowed to do his utmost to ensure Spurs qualify for next season’s Champions League, but if they do not, the 27-year-old is certain to be courted, with France’s wealthiest clubs at the front of the queue.
Italian ‘keeper Salvatore Sirigu is the current first choice for PSG but has not always convinced with his performances this season, while at Monaco, there are similar question marks about Croatian Danijel Subasic. Subasic was at fault last weekend as Monaco lost 2-0 at Saint Etienne to lose further ground on PSG in the race for the title.
It will not be easy to prise Lloris, who is one of Spurs’ top earners, from White Hart Lane, and Spurs are likely to try to retain the France captain by proposing an improvement on his current salary, which is thought to be worth close to £80,000 a week.
Lloris moved to Spurs in anticipation of regular Champions League football and if qualification is not secured this term, he faces a third consecutive campaign outside Europe’s top competition.
If Spurs finish outside the top four, the optimism of Lloris’ suitors would grow, although it would take considerably more than the maximum £12m Tottenham paid for him to persuade chairman Daniel Levy to sell.
The most expensive fee paid for a goalkeeper remains the £32m Juventus paid Parma to sign Italy international Gianluigi Buffon in the summer of 2001. While it is difficult to imagine a club – even one as wealthy as PSG or Monaco – matching that fee, but anything below £20m is highly unlikely to persuade Levy to negotiate. Both PSG and Monaco could offer a weekly wage well outside the structure in place at Tottenham.
When asked on French television in January about his long-term future if Spurs fail to finish in the top four, Lloris said: “We're not at that point yet. We'll see how things stand at the end of the season - especially as this season is longer with the World Cup. The objective first and foremost is to qualify for the Champions League and then, year by year, to get closer to the big guns in our league.”
Both Lloris and defender Jan Vertonghen are likely to be offered new contracts as Spurs try to avoid losing their most important player for the third summer in a row.
Two years ago, Luka Modric left north London to move to Real Madrid and last summer, Gareth Bale followed the Croatian to the Spanish capital for a world-record £86m.
Lloris and Vertonghen are the prize assets in the current Tottenham squad, while it remains unclear who will be the club’s manager next season. Tim Sherwood will be in charge until the end of the campaign but Louis van Gaal, the current Holland manager, is a strong contender to take over for next season.
Tottenham are likely to offer Hugo Lloris a new contract before the end of the campaign to secure the future of one of the Premier League’s best goalkeepers.
Lloris’ current deal runs until the summer of 2016, and the superb form he has displayed this season is believed to have attracted the attention of both Paris St Germain and Monaco, in his native France.
Lloris has vowed to do his utmost to ensure Spurs qualify for next season’s Champions League, but if they do not, the 27-year-old is certain to be courted, with France’s wealthiest clubs at the front of the queue.
Italian ‘keeper Salvatore Sirigu is the current first choice for PSG but has not always convinced with his performances this season, while at Monaco, there are similar question marks about Croatian Danijel Subasic. Subasic was at fault last weekend as Monaco lost 2-0 at Saint Etienne to lose further ground on PSG in the race for the title.
It will not be easy to prise Lloris, who is one of Spurs’ top earners, from White Hart Lane, and Spurs are likely to try to retain the France captain by proposing an improvement on his current salary, which is thought to be worth close to £80,000 a week.
Lloris moved to Spurs in anticipation of regular Champions League football and if qualification is not secured this term, he faces a third consecutive campaign outside Europe’s top competition.
If Spurs finish outside the top four, the optimism of Lloris’ suitors would grow, although it would take considerably more than the maximum £12m Tottenham paid for him to persuade chairman Daniel Levy to sell.
The most expensive fee paid for a goalkeeper remains the £32m Juventus paid Parma to sign Italy international Gianluigi Buffon in the summer of 2001. While it is difficult to imagine a club – even one as wealthy as PSG or Monaco – matching that fee, but anything below £20m is highly unlikely to persuade Levy to negotiate. Both PSG and Monaco could offer a weekly wage well outside the structure in place at Tottenham.
When asked on French television in January about his long-term future if Spurs fail to finish in the top four, Lloris said: “We're not at that point yet. We'll see how things stand at the end of the season - especially as this season is longer with the World Cup. The objective first and foremost is to qualify for the Champions League and then, year by year, to get closer to the big guns in our league.”
Both Lloris and defender Jan Vertonghen are likely to be offered new contracts as Spurs try to avoid losing their most important player for the third summer in a row.
Two years ago, Luka Modric left north London to move to Real Madrid and last summer, Gareth Bale followed the Croatian to the Spanish capital for a world-record £86m.
Lloris and Vertonghen are the prize assets in the current Tottenham squad, while it remains unclear who will be the club’s manager next season. Tim Sherwood will be in charge until the end of the campaign but Louis van Gaal, the current Holland manager, is a strong contender to take over for next season.
