Fresh off of the 3-4 friendly defeat to World Number 2 side Belgium at the Stade de France, Lloris has shifted the media’s attention from the match result, to his possible big-money move to Manchester United. Although he is very professional about his role as Spurs No. 1, he is obviously disappointed with not being able to play in the Champion’s League for the past two seasons.
He told Sky Sports after the recent friendly: “Any player needs to play at a high level to improve yourself. I think every player wants to play this competition [the Champions League] because it’s a high level and we work for that, we work every day for that and I hope to get there and there’s a chance in my career to play Champions League.” This does sound like a subtle Get Me out of Here invite to every suitor who needs quality and assurance between the posts. With David de Gea almost sure to leave United for long publicised and awaited move to Real Madrid, the likely destination for Lloris seems to be Old Trafford, unless they choose to pursue other options.
Regarding this situation, in an interview with The Sun, Lloris said: “For the moment there is a goalkeeper at United and we are watchful of his situation. You have to keep a certain calm with all this.” It is very clear that Lloris is patiently waiting for the de Gea situation at United to be sorted out before making his intentions public. Although Mauricio Pochettino would everything in his power to retain his star goalkeeper, it would benefit Tottenham if they accept an offer from United which m matches their evaluation of Lloris.
Provided Lloris is sold to United, his previous club Lyon are set to pocket 20% of the profit Tottenham will make on his sale, which they are definitely going to make. This is a win-win situation for everybody except Pochettino, so the young gaffer is probably started looking out for a solid replacement t the Frenchman. His last year’s contract renewal up to the end 2019 may present some early hiccups if negotiations start, but Ed Woodward will get his ma if he intends to. Meanwhile, Louis van Gaal has openly expressed his intention to build a title-winning squad for the upcoming season, Lloris will one out of many new faces to be featured in the line-up for Manchester United.