Tottenham fans are preparing to wave farewell to Hugo Lloris after their club captain was ruled out for the rest of the season.
After signing from Lyon for a fee of around £9 million in 2012, the keeper has since becoming an iconic figure amongst the Spurs faithful. The 2018 World Cup winner has made 447 appearances in all competitions for the club, and in January signed a new deal which runs until the end of the 2023/24 campaign.
But he's also been central to his side's erratic form of late, amid their stuttering bid for a top four finish. And after conceding five goals in the first half in what proved an eventual 6-1 humiliation at Newcastle, the 36-year-old was seemingly hooked at half time by then interim boss Cristian Stellini.
