Reading the countdown to LA FC transfer in the U.S. Coach Ange Postecoglou, who leads Tottenham, praised his professional spirit, but his position has disappeared coldly. He accepts his position and leaves for the United States, the new continent of world soccer, in winter.
Hugo Lloris, who was classified as an out-of-power player this season, has decided his future destination. He is expected to leave the European stage and try his best in the U.S. MLS.
European football correspondent Fabrizio Romano said on his personal social media on Monday, “The LA FC in the U.S. is in negotiations to recruit Lloris. Discussions are also taking place with the players,” adding, “The LA FC move is concrete. Tottenham already sent out the ‘green light’ signal. What’s left is up to Lloris.”
In other words, Tottenham is ready to sell Lloris in some form.
Talk Sports in the U.K. also said that Tottenham allowed Lloris to transfer to LA FC in a free agency, raising the possibility of Lloris’ transfer. The Daily Mail, a leading newspaper, also reported that Lloris’ 11-year contract at Tottenham has been finalized. “We are negotiating with LA FC and will leave Tottenham to proceed with the final stage.”
LA F.C. is one of two teams based in LA along with LA Galaxy. Gareth Bale, a world-renowned winger who played for Tottenham in the past, also ended his career with LA F.C. last year. If Lloris joins, MLS will have another star player.
Lloris played as France’s main goalkeeper at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, giving his country the first World Cup trophy in 20 years. He then played as a French goalkeeper at last year’s World Cup in Qatar, where he lost to Argentina in the final after a penalty shootout and finished second. After retiring from the French national team ahead of this season, he decided to go to the U.S. after searching for a new destination due to his lack of position in his team. 스포츠토토
Prior to Lloris, Lionel Messi, the “God of soccer,” made a comeback to Inter Miami last July, drawing attention from the world. Messi is a superstar who won the World Cup last year. Although he did not win a World Cup title, the global striker Luis Suarez Jr. born by Uruguay due to Messi’s “best friend” recently joined Miami, and Spanish world-class midfielder Sergio Busquets also played for Miami, making the MLS a gathering place for star players.
Lloris, a former goalkeeper of the French national team, played as the starting goalkeeper for 11 years after moving to Tottenham from the prestigious Olympique Lyon in the country’s league in 2012. He played 361 matches in the Premier League alone and 444 in all competitions.
He has led the team since 2015, having served as captain of the team. Although he failed to lift the trophy, such as ranking second in the league in 2016/17, the runner-up in the UEFA Champions League in 2018/19 and the runner-up in the 2020/21 League Cup, he was a key player in Tottenham’s golden age.
However, since Postecoglou joined the team last summer, he has been considered an out-of-power player. There have been signs of deterioration since the second half of last season. Lloris also accepted the offer and sought a new team, but failed to leave the team after all. He seems to have accepted his new life at LA FC.
Lloris also revealed himself that his expectations were over.
In June, he said, “It’s the end of an era. I have a desire for something else. I asked myself to think about what would be possible. For now, I have a year left on my contract with Tottenham, and it’s hard to predict what will happen in football. The important thing now is to recover well from the injury and to reach the top sometime in July. I’ll see what the next future holds.”
Since then, Lloris has been excluded from the list of Tottenham’s pre-season Asian tour this summer. Enzi Postecoglou, newly appointed manager of Tottenham, included key players such as Son Heung-min and Harry Kane, but did not take Lloris. He was considering the transfer in order to see if there is a possibility.
Tottenham included Lloris in its Premier League roster, but Lloris has not appeared in a single game so far. The team was virtually confirmed to have split as it handed over the captaincy, which it had been playing for about eight years, to Son Heung-min.
Asked about Lloris’s future, Postecoglou said, “We lost five defenders. We could lose as many as seven goalkeepers. I am treating all players the same way. Because we don’t know the future in soccer. He is still a member of our team, and no one knows what will happen in the future. Depending on how the coach treats a player when he is not starting, it can be a big problem when he or she is needed later,” adding that Lloris can also play depending on the situation.
He then gave positive feedback on Lloris’ professional performance. Postecoglou said, “Lloris is training really hard. Whether it’s the goalie club or whatever he calls it, he is in a really good environment. He has not been able to play, and although he was not in the first team, his attitude has not changed. He is very professional and is so good that other goalkeepers can share his experiences,” adding, “Lloris is giving positive influences to his team without complaining.”
“Lloris is in the final season of his contract. It’s been six months now, and I’m sure he’s thinking about his future, but I’m not focused on it,” he said. “It’s not my decision to renew my contract or leave the team. It’s the decision of Lloris and the club. I don’t have that authority and I don’t want it,” he said.
However, this was interpreted as a kind of irony that Lloris was the eighth goalkeeper in the team.
In addition, the fact that Giulimo Vicario, an Italian national team member who joined Tottenham to replace Lloris, is active was also a reason for Lloris’ withdrawal.
Vicario also blocked several critical chances in the match against Brighton on the 29th, when his team was defeated 2-4. Without him, Tottenham would have nothing to say even if it allowed seven to eight runs.
Lloris is also famous for arguing with Son Heung-min. At the end of the first half of the 33rd round against Everton in the 2019/20 season, there was a scene where he gave away a critical chance to his opponent’s striker Hisharlisson, during which Lloris rebuked Son for failing to properly participate in the defense.
It was a bad act to scold a certain player on the ground. It was okay to do so privately in the locker room if it was deemed that there was a problem. In the locker room, Son harshly protested to Lloris, saying, “I respect you. Why don’t you respect me?” Lloris shouted, “Play for the team,” and their collision spread outside the stadium.
Since then, the two have continued to work together by touching each other as if they were reconciled.
Ironically, when Lloris resigned as Tottenham captain at the end of last season, it was Son Heung-min who took over. Ahead of the 2023/24 season, Postecoglou appointed Son Heung-min as captain and two others, James Madison and Christian Romero, as vice-captain.
The captain’s seat vacated by Lloris was expected to be large, but Son Heung-min contributed to the team’s upgrade by filling it up neatly.
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