So securing the right partner for the hot-headed Cristian Romero is of the utmost importance. Postecoglou is expected to move away from the three-man backline that Antonio Conte implemented and revert to his favoured 4-3-3 system. The Brentford manager, Thomas Frank, says Raya is for sale at £40m, though Spurs are reluctant to pay that much for a keeper who is approaching the end of his contract.īringing in a centre-back is also key. But the two clubs have not yet negotiated a fee. Raya has a year left on his contract at Brentford, is unlikely to sign a new deal and has apparently agreed personal terms with Spurs. The role of the modern-day goalkeeper is essentially to act as an 11th outfield player and Raya is a big upgrade on Lloris. Signing the Spaniard would help Spurs build attacks from the back more regularly. Raya finished top for saves (154), save success rate (75.1%) and accurate long balls (410) in the Premier League this season. With Fraser Forster the only senior keeper on the books, some new blood is imperative for Spurs.ĭavid Raya is the club’s top target and that should not be a surprise. After 11 years at the club, he says he has “desires for other things” and that he will “see where fate takes me”. “It’s the end of an era,” Lloris said of his Spurs career earlier this month, effectively confirming his summer exit from the club. The 36-year-old committed more errors that led to goals (four) than any other player in the Premier League and he returned a save success rate of just 66.4% to cap a disappointing campaign.
Few Spurs players covered themselves in glory, but Lloris looked a shadow of his former self at club level – if not at the World Cup. But this season has undoubtedly been his worst for the club.
For so long Hugo Lloris was a matchwinner for Spurs, pulling off the very best of saves to deny opponents.
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