Hugo Lloris

Sean_RedDevil said:
Julien Laurens (https://twitter.com/LaurensJulien) says that Lloris has a €20m release-clause for any Champions League club should Tottenham not qualify for the competition.

I find that hard to believe with Levy.
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If true, I'm assuming this does not apply to Premier League clubs.

We all know De Gea is leaving, and there are not many better replacements than Lloris so hopefully we can get him.
 
Would love this 20 mil clause to be true and him to move to us in case David leaves just for Glaston's tears.

Sounds like complete bollocks though.
 
£20m for him is probably what any club should have been expecting to pay anyway. Although I do consider him grossly overrated.
 
BobbyManc said:
£20m for him is probably what any club should have been expecting to pay anyway. Although I do consider him grossly overrated.
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I'd agree with this.

His mistakes generally get ignored because he doesn't play for a big club.
 
Pogue Mahone said:
That fee is in Euros. Which would make him an absolute bargain. He's got his flaws but he's probably the third or fourth best keeper in the league.
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Ah, didn't see that. So basically £15m. Perhaps a bit cheap, but for a 28 year old keeper whose only about 4th or 5th best in the league I think anything over £20m is silly.
 
He's a good keeper. He has his flaws, but he'd easily keep us right for a few seasons until we were ready to buy Kasper Schmeichel's first born.
 
Losing De Gea doesn't scare me, Valdes replacing De Gea is what scares me!

Lloris would be a wonderful replacement, some of the saves he's made this season have been brilliant. Also like De Gea the defence he has in front of him is a joke.
 
He's hugely overrated but there's not many better than him who are available who we can realistically get if De Gea leaves.
 
Isn't Handanovic's contract expiring this summer? He's a much better keeper than Lloris.

Edit - next summer. Still, it's seeming increasingly likely he won't renew it, and he'd almost certainly be cheaper than Lloris.
 
I said before in the De Gea replacement thread that I'm not overly convinced with Lloris as he doesn't strike me with confidence, and his distribution isn't fantastic (I think). But for £20million, it'll be hard to say no to that. If we can't get any better for a similar price, then I guess he's the guy.
 
Hernandez - BFA said:
I said before in the De Gea replacement thread that I'm not overly convinced with Lloris as he doesn't strike me with confidence, and his distribution isn't fantastic (I think). But for £20million, it'll be hard to say no to that. If we can't get any better for a similar price, then I guess he's the guy.
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That'd make him the second most expensive goalkeeper of all time. Seriously.
 
Pointless signing when we have Valdes.

Spend the money on some CB's to protect him properly instead.
 
I've seen this 20 million clause talked about before on Spurs forums. I remember there being quite a surprise when he signed a new contract, it wouldn't be a shock if there was some arrangement between him and Spurs if they failed to make top 4.

He's 28, captain of France and should be playing regularly in the Champions League.
 
I think Lloris would be a great signing but I'm sure we won't look at the easiest option. There are plenty of good goalkeepers around like Leno, Scuffet and Cech.
 
It's possible. A club like Spurs would probably go for a clause like that because some players would be reluctant to sign an extension in the first place and at least this protects them from getting nothing. If the clause does exist, I'd imagine it is only applicable to teams that aren't in the Premier League which wouldn't help us.
 
£14m is probably a fair price for him. He kinda looks a bit dodgy from what I've seen and I would prefer Cech although he is probably too slow for a sweeper keeper considering the high line we play. Never seen that Leno guy.
 
Sam said:
That'd make him the second most expensive goalkeeper of all time. Seriously.
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Unless we want to buy another "up and comer" like De Gea back at Athletico, then £20million is unfortunately the price that we're going to be facing. I'm all for going for the next up-and-comer, as I said, Lloris isn't my first choice. But if we're going for ready-made goalkeepers, then Lloris seems like the obvious and realistic choice.
 
How exactly is Lloris overrated? He is regarded as the 3rd best keeper in the league and that is exactly what he is. He is also captain of the France national team.

 
SonnyTheHaloPro said:
Losing De Gea doesn't scare me, Valdes replacing De Gea is what scares me!

Lloris would be a wonderful replacement, some of the saves he's made this season have been brilliant. Also like De Gea the defence he has in front of him is a joke.
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Doesn't scare me either. Just makes me sad :(
 
LLoris would suit our style of play, Cech for example wouldnt. Handanovic has even more flaws than LLoris, dont know what people are talking about. I know Lloris has lapses of concentration here and there, but the alternatives have them too. I mean look at the other GKs available, Lloris is still the best option. Going for someone like Leno would be even more risky.
 
If Dave is off and Lloris really does have this 20m release clause then we should definitely be in for him.
 
If DDG is off, he is the best option to replace him. I am surprised how many people here don't rate him, he's won Spurs this season a similar amount of points that DDG has won for us.

He's obviously not at DDGs level, but with Hoeks coaching I think he can go up a level and be one of the best.
 
Real Madrid should go for him. He's a quality keeper and he's French, something Zidane will appreciate.
 
BobbyManc said:
Ah, didn't see that. So basically £15m. Perhaps a bit cheap, but for a 28 year old keeper whose only about 4th or 5th best in the league I think anything over £20m is silly.
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5th? So to you he's clearly worse than Hart and who, Cech?

1st and 2nd best keepers in the league are basically the 2nd and 3rd best keeper in the world. Being the 3rd best means you're basically a top 5 goalkeeper in the world.
 
20mill euros would be an absolute steal, i'd dearly like him here if we're not able to retain DDG, I cant see it being true though.
 
Very good keeper, slightly overrated. Top 5 in the league but definitely not top 5 in the world. Id be happy with him as DDG's replacement should we lose our Dave.
 
Snow said:
5th? So to you he's clearly worse than Hart and who, Cech?

1st and 2nd best keepers in the league are basically the 2nd and 3rd best keeper in the world. Being the 3rd best means you're basically a top 5 goalkeeper in the world.
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There are other leagues in the world apart from England. Being the 3rd best in England does not at all mean you're automatically a top 5 goalkeeper. Courtois, Cech and De Gea are the three best keepers in England. Lloris is arguably 4th, but at any rate I do not consider him to be better than the likes of Hart, Forster and Adrian by any significant distance. Then abroad we have Neuer, Sirigu, Lopez and Handanovic who I would class as comfortably better than Lloris.
 
BobbyManc said:
There are other leagues in the world apart from England. Being the 3rd best in England does not at all mean you're automatically a top 5 goalkeeper. Courtois, Cech and De Gea are the three best keepers in England. Lloris is arguably 4th, but at any rate I do not consider him to be better than the likes of Hart, Forster and Adrian by any significant distance. Then abroad we have Neuer, Sirigu, Lopez and Handanovic who I would class as comfortably better than Lloris.
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Id say Oblak and Stegen are just as good, if not better, with the potential to be better given their age. Id also rate Navas higher on the back his performances from last season and the world cup, spectacular saves on a regular basis. Come to think of it id love to have Navas over here, such a waste of talent at Madrid's bench.
 
BobbyManc said:
There are other leagues in the world apart from England. Being the 3rd best in England does not at all mean you're automatically a top 5 goalkeeper. Courtois, Cech and De Gea are the three best keepers in England. Lloris is arguably 4th, but at any rate I do not consider him to be better than the likes of Hart, Forster and Adrian by any significant distance. Then abroad we have Neuer, Sirigu, Lopez and Handanovic who I would class as comfortably better than Lloris.
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Sirigu has been average this season according to many PSG fans.
 
If I were LvG/the United board I'd be going hard at us for Cech.

No chance we'd sell him to Arsenal or Liverpool but I'm not so sure about you guys. He's better than Lloris.
 
Orc said:
If I were LvG/the United board I'd be going hard at us for Cech.

No chance we'd sell him to Arsenal or Liverpool but I'm not so sure about you guys. He's better than Lloris.
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Although I'd agree with that, I can't see Cech suiting LVG's ideal for a keeper. He's not good enough with his feet.

Valdes will be our #1 next season. I'm 100% sure about that.
 
Sam said:
Although I'd agree with that, I can't see Cech suiting LVG's ideal for a keeper. He's not good enough with his feet.

Valdes will be our #1 next season. I'm 100% sure about that.
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That's such a ridiculous reason for turning away a world class keeper, but it's probably true. :lol:
 
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