Brentford goalkeeper Raya, who has the highest save rate in the Premier League this season, will move to Tottenham to replace starting goalkeeper Lloris

2023-05-17 15:34

Brentford goalkeeper Raya, who has the highest save rate in the Premier League this season, will move to Tottenham to replace starting goalkeeper Lloris


According to the latest news from the British media "Daily Telegraph", Hugo Lloris, the 36-year-old captain and goalkeeper of Tottenham Hotspur, who was confirmed to be reimbursed early for the season due to injury in the last 2 weeks, will face the fate of being sold and will be replaced by the Premier League. Brentford's 27-year-old young goalkeeper David Raya replaced him in the starting goalkeeper position.


Played for Tottenham for 11 seasons


Lloris joined Tottenham from Ligue 1 Lyon in 2012 and became the captain of Tottenham after three seasons. Now he has played more than 440 games and is the player with the most Premier League appearances in the history of Tottenham.


The World Cup-winning goalkeeper has started 27 of Tottenham 's 31 games this season after announcing his step down as France captain in January. However, the goalkeeper's performance dropped sharply after the World Cup. He made more than 4 major mistakes in a row while guarding the goal, and the number of mistakes led all goalkeepers of the top 5 clubs in the five major European leagues.


Lloris played on April 23, but unexpectedly conceded 5 goals in a row in the first 21 minutes and finally defeated Newcastle United 1-6. Lloris was also substituted at halftime and never played again. over the game. The club then announced that the French veteran would miss the last two Premier League games of the season due to injury.


Although the contract between the Tottenham captain and the club will end in 2024, it is reported that that game is likely to be the last game that Lloris played for Tottenham, because Tottenham plans to find a player in the transfer window this summer. The new goalkeeper will replace the nearly 40-year-old veteran to ensure a stable starting goalkeeper role for the next few years.


It is reported that Lloris has also recently received an offer from Saudi Arabia, and the salary is more than three times that of the veteran at Tottenham.


Brentford goalkeeper Raya, who has the highest save rate in the Premier League this season, will move to Tottenham to replace starting goalkeeper Lloris


Bring in Brentford goalkeeper Raya to replace Lloris


The goalkeeper Raya, who has performed well in Brentford this season, has become Tottenham's primary introduction target in this summer's transfer window. Raya has helped the team 9 clean sheets against opponents and is the goalkeeper with the highest save success rate in the Premier League this season.


Raya has rejected Brentford's contract extension twice earlier and is eager to join a top club. His move has also attracted the attention of Tottenham, Manchester United and La Liga giants.


Tottenham want Raya to join as Lloris' successor. Based on the fact that there is still one year left in the contract between Raya and Brentford, Brentford offered potential buyers a transfer fee of 40 million pounds to sell Raya.