da leao： Tottenham are expected to confirm the signing of France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris later today, according to The Mirror.
da bwin： The fee for the Lyon stopper is expected to be in the region of £12 million pounds, which would make him the fifth most expensive goalkeeper of all time.
Lyon President Jean-Michel Aulas says that the decision now lies with Lloris on whether he wants to move to England after accepting an offer from Spurs: “We were close to Tottenham and now the decision is up to Hugo, who must have had a number of contacts with the English club. This transfer can be done at the end of the transfer window.”
Aulas added that ideally Lyon would like the transfer to go through in order for the French club to appease their soaring wage bill, “Would it be better for us to see him leaving? Since we have an objective to reduce the wage bill, this transfer enters in our programme.”
Lloris, who is captain for both his club and country, was one of the stand out performers for France in what was a less than convincing Euro 2012 campaign. Manager of the French national side Didier Deschamps said he is still unsure whether Lloris will go to Tottenham: “I talked with him by phone. He has a choice to make between Lyon and Tottenham. He has until Friday to decide, we will see.”
Lloris could potentially be one of a number of players entering White Hart Lane before the transfer window closes tomorrow night. Tottenham have already splashed £15 million pounds on attacking Moussa Dembele from Fulham and now according to The Mirror, manager Andre Villas-Boas is still targeting several more players. These include midfielders Joao Moutinho from Porto and Alan Dzagoev from CSKA Moscow, as well as strikers Willian from Shakhtar Donetsk and Leandro Demiao from Brazilian side Internacional.
Tottenham are still waiting to hear from Rennes after submitting a bid for the talented youngster, Yann M’Vila on Monday. There are funds available to Villas-Boas following the £30 million pound departure of central midfielder Luka Modric to Real Madrid.
There could also be a number of players leaving White Hart Line of the over the next 36 hours, including left-winger Danny Rose who is expected to join Sunderland as a replacement for Kieran Richardson who signed for Fulham yesterday. Midfielder Rafael van der Vaart may also be leaving White Hart Lane in favour of a return to the club where he made his reputation as a top-class European playmaker, Hamburg.
Meanwhile, as one keeper may be arriving at White Hart Lane, Tottenham also confirmed this week that they have sold reserve goalkeeper David Button to Charlton Athletic for an undisclosed fee.
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