Player Watch: Hugo Lloris

[muppetman]

https://gianlucadimarzio.com/it/lazio-lloris-tottenham-ultime-news-16-agosto-2023

@DiMarzio: #Calciomercato | Very close to the arrival of Lloris at @OfficialSSLazio: now the final closure with the player

Lazio have identified Hugo Lloris as the goal for their goal. The former France captain, who had arrived at the end of his experience at Tottenham, replaced by Vicario , was chosen as the new name to work alongside Provedel. Tottenham have agreed to release the player, who has already given his opening and availability for an adventure in Serie A.

Now the parties are negotiating to reach an economic agreement. Possibility of a two-year contract to be able to take advantage of the growth decree. Lotito identified him as the profile for goal, and now the negotiation has reached the final conclusion with the player.

"as the goal for their goal"

 

[WiganSpur]

Dan Kilpatrick saying we want a fee from Lazio

Of course we do.

Lazio soon to pull out then Hugo doesn't find anything else suitable and we pay him over £100k a week to be third choice and take up a foreigner spot. Make it make sense Levy.

 

[kursaal]

This sums Levy up to a tee. Hugo has given us ten years of mostly excellent service yet lollipop head is still trying to extract a few lousy quid from Hugo's desired destination. Why not be classy and let Hugo go on a free with the club's blessing.

 

[Gpnash84]

This sums Levy up to a tee. Hugo has given us ten years of mostly excellent service yet lollipop head is still trying to extract a few lousy quid from Hugo's desired destination. Why not be classy and let Hugo go on a free with the club's blessing.

Completely agree. With supposedly 7 outs to negotiate in two weeks why haggle over what must be a derisory figure when the wage save alone is substantive. Take the easy win and move on.

 

[vegassd]

Completely agree. With supposedly 7 outs to negotiate in two weeks why haggle over what must be a derisory figure when the wage save alone is substantive. Take the easy win and move on.

I think because the club won't be viewing this transfer in isolation. If getting £3m for Lloris gives us the room to pay off Reguilon's contract, or subsidise Ndombeles wages on a loan, or accept a lower than ideal bid for Hojberg, then it would make sense to at least explore that option. Kill 2 of those outgoing birds with one stone and get us closer to making space for incomings.

As fans we get to talk about millions of quid as if it's nothing - it sounds like £10m is the latest "chump change" figure based on the Orban thread. But if we sacrifice a few million here and there for outgoings, and and pay the extra few million on incomings it quickly adds up.

Obviously this is all a symptom of poor squad management (or more accurately no squad vision) over the past 4 years. But I don't think writing off millions of pounds on multiple players is the way to fix that.

 

[Dazzazzad]

I think because the club won't be viewing this transfer in isolation. If getting £3m for Lloris gives us the room to pay off Reguilon's contract, or subsidise Ndombeles wages on a loan, or accept a lower than ideal bid for Hojberg, then it would make sense to at least explore that option. Kill 2 of those outgoing birds with one stone and get us closer to making space for incomings.

As fans we get to talk about millions of quid as if it's nothing - it sounds like £10m is the latest "chump change" figure based on the Orban thread. But if we sacrifice a few million here and there for outgoings, and and pay the extra few million on incomings it quickly adds up.

Obviously this is all a symptom of poor squad management (or more accurately no squad vision) over the past 4 years. But I don't think writing off millions of pounds on multiple players is the way to fix that.

Sensible post

 

[Gpnash84]

I think because the club won't be viewing this transfer in isolation. If getting £3m for Lloris gives us the room to pay off Reguilon's contract, or subsidise Ndombeles wages on a loan, or accept a lower than ideal bid for Hojberg, then it would make sense to at least explore that option. Kill 2 of those outgoing birds with one stone and get us closer to making space for incomings.

As fans we get to talk about millions of quid as if it's nothing - it sounds like £10m is the latest "chump change" figure based on the Orban thread. But if we sacrifice a few million here and there for outgoings, and and pay the extra few million on incomings it quickly adds up.

Obviously this is all a symptom of poor squad management (or more accurately no squad vision) over the past 4 years. But I don't think writing off millions of pounds on multiple players is the way to fix that.

I don’t disagree with your broader point and I’m certainly not arguing in anyway for the mass write down of surplus players but in the case of Lloris, he’s 36, clearly in decline and on the back of a bad season. He’s also had around 6 weeks of trying to find a new club and this seems to be the first enticing option he’s had. He’s been a great servant and I would argue in this case in isolation that potentially scuppering his exit over a small fee is hard to understand. There may well be more to it, for example Lazio not wanting to pay his current Spurs salary and therefore a compromise is being negotiated by way of a small fee but I hope it’s not Levy being too stubborn is all.

 

[vegassd]

I don’t disagree with your broader point and I’m certainly not arguing in anyway for the mass write down of surplus players but in the case of Lloris, he’s 36, clearly in decline and on the back of a bad season. He’s also had around 6 weeks of trying to find a new club and this seems to be the first enticing option he’s had. He’s been a great servant and I would argue in this case in isolation that potentially scuppering his exit over a small fee is hard to understand. There may well be more to it, for example Lazio not wanting to pay his current Spurs salary and therefore a compromise is being negotiated by way of a small fee but I hope it’s not Levy being too stubborn is all.

And I think that if the window closes and it turns out Lloris is still here because of a £3m disagreement then I would certainly think that would be a problem. However, we aren't there just yet.

I think there's an uncomfortable truth that the majority of "lesser" players (for want of a better word) will move late in the window, and we should be realistic about that. There aren't many clubs out there who would be approaching June/July with Hugo as their top target, which is why it is taking this long to find a suitor (I would guess). I think the same goes for the likes of our other fringe players.

There may well be loyalty bonuses at play here. I don't really understand loyalty bonuses for footballers, but if there's anyone of our current crop who would deserve one I think it would be Hugo. If the suggested transfer fee is essentially just to cover the loyalty bonus payment (a pure guess) then I wouldn't think that is an unreasonable avenue to explore. Again, it's that culmination of a few million here and there.

 

[kd2000]

I think because the club won't be viewing this transfer in isolation. If getting £3m for Lloris gives us the room to pay off Reguilon's contract, or subsidise Ndombeles wages on a loan, or accept a lower than ideal bid for Hojberg, then it would make sense to at least explore that option. Kill 2 of those outgoing birds with one stone and get us closer to making space for incomings.

As fans we get to talk about millions of quid as if it's nothing - it sounds like £10m is the latest "chump change" figure based on the Orban thread. But if we sacrifice a few million here and there for outgoings, and and pay the extra few million on incomings it quickly adds up.

Obviously this is all a symptom of poor squad management (or more accurately no squad vision) over the past 4 years. But I don't think writing off millions of pounds on multiple players is the way to fix that.

Not sure you fit in here.

Get away with your reasoned arguments.

 

[spursfan77]

This sums Levy up to a tee. Hugo has given us ten years of mostly excellent service yet lollipop head is still trying to extract a few lousy quid from Hugo's desired destination. Why not be classy and let Hugo go on a free with the club's blessing.

It was so obvious he was going to do it too.

A lot of ex players complain how the club treat them and I expect Hugo will be the same once he has left. He should be getting a testimonial but I bet he doesnt.

 

[Ben1]

It was so obvious he was going to do it too.

A lot of ex players complain how the club treat them and I expect Hugo will be the same once he has left. He should be getting a testimonial but I bet he doesnt.

Only ever see testimonials mentioned on forums and social media, not sure any top tier player has had one for bloody yonks

 

[kursaal]

Another thing is Hugo must be on 150k per week which with 12 months left on his contract comes to very 7 million saving if he does leave.

 

[al_pacino]

Another thing is Hugo must be on 150k per week which with 12 months left on his contract comes to very 7 million saving if he does leave.

Except that will be part of the problem. Lazio won't be paying anything like that sort of money for a second choice keeper(?) so that money will have to come from somewhere else. Spurs can't pay off contracts and give players away for nothing too many times because that would soon get too expensive even for PL clubs with a few quid.

 

[FeilSpurs]

Didn’t expect Hugo to be involved in this

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[robotsonic]

Didn’t expect Hugo to be involved in this

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Thought there were some rumours that he was training alone in France, unless that was a joke. Definitely odd to see them post a photo of him.

 

[Stoof]

Levy doesn't do classy. His a tight twat who treats players like pawns.

This sort of post is so fucking unnecessary.

 

[FeilSpurs]

Thought there were some rumours that he was training alone in France, unless that was a joke. Definitely odd to see them post a photo of him.

those where definitely the rumours, this is an odd one

 

[McFlash]

Levy doesn't do classy. His a tight twat who treats players like pawns.
It just can't be seen to do a fair deal for both sides.

This is the guy that let Danny Rose train with us when he was without a club, yeah?
What you say isn't true and we've usually been pretty good at looking after ex players, unless they've left on bad terms.
Defoe, Keano, Daws, King and Mason are all names that spring to mind as having been looked after by the club and I'm sure there are many others.

I'm all for letting Hugo go for nothing...if he's going out to pasture back home but if he's wanting to go abroad and play for another big club? Then I'm all for milking them for a couple of million or so.

Yeah, Levy can be a total dick but we're not a charity.
There are times when he deserves grief but this isn't one of them, imo.

 

[Jody]

This is the guy that let Danny Rose train with us when he was without a club, yeah?
What you say isn't true and we've usually been pretty good at looking after ex players, unless they've left on bad terms.
Defoe, Keano, Daws, King and Mason are all names that spring to mind as having been looked after by the club and I'm sure there are many others.

I'm all for letting Hugo go for nothing...if he's going out to pasture back home but if he's wanting to go abroad and play for another big club? Then I'm all for milking them for a couple of million or so.

Yeah, Levy can be a total dick but we're not a charity.
There are times when he deserves grief but this isn't one of them, imo.

I have to agree. If Hugo was injured for the season he’d expect to be paid. It works both ways.

 

[Roberts84]

Dan Kilpatrick saying we want a fee from Lazio

Of course we do.

It may be a case that the fee is just to cover the cost of paying the final year of his contract up for him to move.