French club Lyon’s president Jean-Michel Aulas claimed that there were no offers received for their star goalkeeper Hugo Lloris except for Tottenham’s, thus snubbing any possibility of a switch to Arsenal.
Aulas also spoke about the fact that the club wishes to keep Lloris and that there are no intentions to sell unless somebody could match Lloris’ release clause which is believed to be around £17 million.
“Tottenham made contact through [Lloris'] agent but there has been no concrete offer since,” Aulas said. “I don’t think they really want him, but we really want to keep him.
“He will stay at Lyon unless he absolutely wants to go. The best present we can give to the fans is finding a way to keep him. We will try to do just that.”
Arsene Wenger is believed to be interested in replacing second-string goalkeeper Fabianski, and Lloris has been a target for the Gunners for a very long time now. The Frenchman had an amazing performance at this summer’s Euro, so if Wenger really wants a goalkeeper, this is certainly the way to go.
Oh please, you really think France’s 1st goalie will gladly take to the bench behind Poland’s No. 1? And then, do you really think Wenger would fluff his lines now and let Szczesny slip down the pecking order only to land a costly replacement so similar to de Gea, who, as we all know, took several months to start playing well (if he did at all…)?
When you’ve asked yourself these questions, rethink your use of the word “fail” in the title.
Well said, nailed on the head !
The no.13 shirt is being reserved for a new keeper. with fabianski and mannone being allowed to leave if offers come in.
however it is more likely to be a relatively unknown keeper or a keeper in the twilight of his career.
certainly not lloris.
zdzis is bang on. Why would we pay money for this guy after waiting 5 years for a decent keeper to materialise without spending a penny on that position.
If the reports that we are bidding on him are true at all its just to make it more expensive for one of our rivals to buy him.