Tottenham Hotspur have reportedly made some progress on the move for Lyon’s French goalkeeper http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jean-c18112 Michel-Aulas.
The French international shot stopper was strongly linked with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 and Tottenham, with the latter understood to have gained the upper hand by launching the first official bid for Lloris.
Tottenham looked favourites to sign Lloris up until they missed the deadline that was set by Lyon. Aulas has stated that all interested clubs will have to bid an excess of £16 million before the French international returns for pre-season training with Lyon,
otherwise he would no longer be available for a transfer.
Lloris has emerged as one of the top goalkeepers in Europe and captained the French national team in last month’s Euro 2012 tournament.
Lloris has been identified as a long-term signing and replacement for current Spurs keeper http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Brad-Friedel-c7953, who, at the age of 41, is nearing the last year on his contract and may retire soon.
It is understood that Tottenham will hold talks with Lyon and club chairman http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 in the coming days to finalise the move for Lloris.
Lyon value Lloris at £16 million, but Spurs are unwilling to match their valuation and are trying to push down the price to £12 million and wrap things up as soon as possible.
Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas has been a long-term admirer of Lloris, and tried to sign him last season at http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786, and will now try again at Tottenham.
Arsenal, who were also in the hunt for Lloris, have dropped their interest in the player recently, with his price tag and doubts over whether he’d be able to adapt to the physical nature of the Premier League being the main reasons.
So now, Tottenham stand alone in the chase for Lloris. The 25-year old goalkeeper will prove to be an exceptional signing for the club. He has considerable experience and a proven track record with Lyon.
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