Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Hugo Lloris is set to move to Lazio, bringing an end to his 11-year stay with the north London club.
The 36-year-old Lloris has made it clear he desires a new challenge in the twilight of his career and was left out of the squad for Spurs' 2-2 draw at Brentford on Sunday.
And the World Cup winner is now nearing a transfer to Serie A with Lazio, who are managed by the former Napoli and Chelsea coach Maurizio Sarri.
The clubs continue to haggle over a fee but there is confidence on both sides that an agreement will be reached.
Tottenham have already replaced Lloris with the Italian Guglielmo Vicario, signed from Empoli over the summer. Vicario made his debut against the Bees, with academy keeper Brandon Austin named on the bench. Regular number two Fraser Forster is currently sidelined with a back problem.
The departure of Lloris certainly adds to the 'end of an era' feeling at the club following hot on the heels of Harry Kane's €100 million transfer to Bayern Munich on Saturday.
Spurs announced their new captain on the same day with Son Heung-min named as Lloris’ successor, while Cristian Romero and new signing James Maddison were listed as vice-captains.
With Lloris still having a year left on his contract, Spurs hope to get a fee for their former captain but it is now expected the 36-year-old will begin the next chapter of his career in Italy.
Should the deal be completed, he would leave Tottenham after 447 appearances and 151 clean sheets, having helped the club reach three finals during his 11 years, including the 2019 Champions League final.
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The President's Cake
Director: Hasan Hadi
Starring: Baneen Ahmad Nayyef, Waheed Thabet Khreibat, Sajad Mohamad Qasem
Rating: 4/5
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Hinteregger (53'), Schopf (69')
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Ozil (11')
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Power: 295hp at 6,000rpm
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Timeline
2012-2015
The company offers payments/bribes to win key contracts in the Middle East
May 2017
The UK SFO officially opens investigation into Petrofac’s use of agents, corruption, and potential bribery to secure contracts
September 2021
Petrofac pleads guilty to seven counts of failing to prevent bribery under the UK Bribery Act
October 2021
Court fines Petrofac £77 million for bribery. Former executive receives a two-year suspended sentence
December 2024
Petrofac enters into comprehensive restructuring to strengthen the financial position of the group
May 2025
The High Court of England and Wales approves the company’s restructuring plan
July 2025
The Court of Appeal issues a judgment challenging parts of the restructuring plan
August 2025
Petrofac issues a business update to execute the restructuring and confirms it will appeal the Court of Appeal decision
October 2025
Petrofac loses a major TenneT offshore wind contract worth €13 billion. Holding company files for administration in the UK. Petrofac delisted from the London Stock Exchange
November 2025
180 Petrofac employees laid off in the UAE
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Farage on Muslim Brotherhood
Nigel Farage told Reform's annual conference that the party will proscribe the Muslim Brotherhood if he becomes Prime Minister.
"We will stop dangerous organisations with links to terrorism operating in our country," he said. "Quite why we've been so gutless about this – both Labour and Conservative – I don't know.
“All across the Middle East, countries have banned and proscribed the Muslim Brotherhood as a dangerous organisation. We will do the very same.”
It is 10 years since a ground-breaking report into the Muslim Brotherhood by Sir John Jenkins.
Among the former diplomat's findings was an assessment that “the use of extreme violence in the pursuit of the perfect Islamic society” has “never been institutionally disowned” by the movement.
The prime minister at the time, David Cameron, who commissioned the report, said membership or association with the Muslim Brotherhood was a "possible indicator of extremism" but it would not be banned.
