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Hugo Lloris Rejects Tottenham’s Contract Extension Offer

By Alexander Balano

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 02: A dejected Hugo Lloris of Tottenham Hotspur looks on after conceding a second goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on May 02, 2016 in London, England.jd (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 02: A dejected Hugo Lloris of Tottenham Hotspur looks on after conceding a second goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on May 02, 2016 in London, England.jd (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) /
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Hugo Lloris has rejected Tottenham Hotspur’s contract extension after the club were looking to sign him to a long-term deal for the next five years.

To see Tottenham’s captain, Hugo Lloris, reject a five-year contract extension after the team is looking to keep their star players instead of selling them must come as a shock for many. However, there is no reason to feel panicked with Lloris’ decision.

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This situation is more or less the same as Mauricio Pochettino stalling on his own five-year extension because he had three more years remaining. There was no need to rush into things as Pochettino didn’t see a reason to leave a project unfinished. Eventually, the Argentine manager finally put pen to paper earlier this month and now is signed until 2021.

For Hugo Lloris, he also has three more years left on his current contract that he signed back in July 10, 2014 after speaking to Mauricio Pochettino and seeing what his plans were once he became the new manager.

Three years is quite a long time so from now until then, it’s to be expected that there will be plenty of back-and-forth negotiations going on between both parties until an agreement is reached. Again, just like Pochettino, there’s no reason why Lloris would leave a team like Tottenham who is only going to get better. Unless it’s about winning championships, then that’s a different matter entirely.

ENFIELD, ENGLAND - MARCH 31: Hugo Lloris of Tottenham Hotspur runs through drills during the Tottenham Hotspur training session on March 31, 2016 in Enfield, England. (Photo by Tottenham Hotspur FC/Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images)
ENFIELD, ENGLAND – MARCH 31: Hugo Lloris of Tottenham Hotspur runs through drills during the Tottenham Hotspur training session on March 31, 2016 in Enfield, England. (Photo by Tottenham Hotspur FC/Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images) /

Preventing Lloris from leaving Tottenham is the fact that he has remained loyal throughout his four-year tenure even though Spurs have only secured Champions League football once since his arrival in the summer of 2012 from Olympique Lyon.

But working against them — and the reason why the French goalkeeper rejected Spurs’ offer — is his wages. Perhaps it wasn’t up to the Frenchman’s standards even though he is regarded as one of the best shot stoppers in Europe and the world.

According to the Mirror, they too feel like Hugo Lloris is underpaid at his position.

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Figuring out a player’s exact wages is difficult as that kind of information isn’t released to the public. That being said there is one site, Sports News Updated, who have managed to come up with each club’s weekly wages for this past season.

It may or may not be exact, as it should best be used only as a guideline of what players may be earning. Whether any of these numbers are credible is up to the readers themselves.

So for Hugo Lloris’ weekly wages during the 2015-16 season, he was earning around £80,000 which is honestly quite low for a player of his stature as a world-class ‘keeper among his peers, pundits and managers alike.

Again, with key information such as wages never being disclosed, no one knows how much Daniel Levy offered the 29-year-old but it’s to be expected that his wages didn’t increase by much. If in fact it is at the estimated £80,000-per-week from Sports News Updated.

To be the club’s captain, the starting goalkeeper, a veteran presence in the changing room and one of the star players on a youthful squad, Hugo Lloris needs to be paid at least £100,000-plus per week.

Perhaps as high as £110,000 to £120,000 for starters. As he has meant so much for this Tottenham team since his arrival in the summer of 2012 from Olympique Lyon.

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Therefore, this is a work in progress for both Daniel Levy and Hugo Lloris. There’s no animosity between both men, as they have a healthy working relationship..

Remember, there’s still three more years left on Lloris’ current contract which is fine as is. It’d be nice if every player were able to agree on a new deal that will keep them with their respective clubs long-term but it doesn’t work like that.

This doesn’t mean the French international will leave abruptly. All he wants is just fair compensation for the work that he has done for Tottenham for the past four seasons. That’s all, and for that, it’s only reasonable to oblige.

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