Kris Boyd says it’s time Hugo Lloris left Tottenham Hotspur given the years of service he has given to the club and his drop in form.
The 36-year-old is currently Tottenham’s longest-serving player after joining in 2012, but his time is edging towards coming to an end.
Hugo Lloris is no longer Tottenham’s number one, with Guglielmo Vicario being brought in this summer by Ange Postecoglou and taking the gloves, with former Scotland striker Boyd telling the Frenchman to ‘get out’, as he told Transfer Talk on Sky Sports (22/08/23 at 7:45 am).
As things stand, Lloris’ final game for Spurs is that 6-1 defeat to Newcastle United at St James’ Park when he was hooked off at half-time.
That would be a shame because he deserves a far better send-off than that, but it can’t also be denied that the £100k-a-week star (Spotrac) became error-prone during his final years.
That’s why there is talk of Lloris heading for the exit door this summer, with Boyd sharing his thoughts.
“When you talk about people like Hugo Lloris,” said Boyd. “11 years, it is time (to leave) when you have been that number one. You don’t want to hang around.
“You would rather get out and play football. He has had his ups and downs. I think, the majority of them have been ups, but he has made them mistakes.
“Over the period, he has been a good goalkeeper for Tottenham.”
New life at Tottenham
It was a nervy debut for Vicario when his side recorded a 2-2 draw against Brentford, but against Manchester United, he showcased his true worth – that’s why Michael Owen changed his mind about the Italy star.
This is a signing that Spurs should have made many years ago because Lloris’ performances in between the sticks had been on the decline for a while now.
But that’s down to the lack of pro-active nature from those at the top and buying players to play back-up roles only, rather than previously pushing Lloris, as Vicario will now be hoping for long-term success.
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