Hugo Lloris greets the crowd at the break in the match between Tottenham and Bournemouth. PAUL CHILDS / REUTERS
The French goalkeeper bid farewell to the Spurs crowd before heading to Los Angeles.
French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, 37, said an emotional farewell on Sunday to the Tottenham club where he played for eleven seasons, nine of which as captain. At half-time in the match between Tottenham and Bournemouth at the club’s stadium in London, in the pouring rain, Lloris entered the pitch dressed soberly in a black three-quarter-length coat and a turtleneck sweater of the same color underneath. the applause of the spectators.
“I enjoyed every minute here“, he declared while supporters brandished signs on which the letters “HUGO“. “The time has come for me to bid you farewell, but it is a farewell as a player, not as a man, because I will be a Spurs man for the rest of my days“, he added.
Arriving at Tottenham in the summer of 2012 from Lyon, Lloris made 447 appearances for Spurs but failed to win any titles with them, notably failing in the Champions League final against Liverpool in 2019.
He has not played with the London club since April 2023 and a very heavy defeat against Newcastle (6-1) and will now join the American club Los Angeles which is competing in the North American championship. His first MLS match is scheduled for February 24.
Crowned world champion with the France team in 2018 in Russia, he failed in the final of the last World Cup against Argentina in 2022 in Qatar. Record holder for selections for the French team (145), he was also its captain for a long time.