Newcastle United-linked star agrees one-year deal as January transfer finalised

Hugo Lloris has brought an end to his 11-year spell at Tottenham Hotspur after completing a move to Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC.

The World Cup winner joined from Lyon in 2012 and went on to make 447 appearances for Spurs, putting the Frenchman seventh on their all-time list.

The 37-year-old has signed a contract with LAFC until the end of the 2024 campaign with an option for a further two years. He bid farewell to Spurs fans during Sunday's clash at home to AFC Bournemouth.

“I just wanted to say thank you for all your support since day one," Lloris said in his farewell message.

"It has been a great privilege to be one of yours and one of your captains for many years and it’s the end of the chapter, but you will be always in my hearts. Spurs will always be a special place for me and all my family.

“On behalf of them I would like to say thank you for all memories that we had together, all the emotions we went through and I just want to wish you the best for the next decade because you deserve the best.”

LAFC co-president John Thorrington described Lloris as "arguably the most successful goalkeeper of his generation and a proven winner".

Thorrington said: “Hugo is arguably the most successful goalkeeper of his generation and a proven winner. We are incredibly excited that Hugo has chosen LAFC for the next phase of his illustrious career.

“He brings unprecedented leadership experience at the highest levels of football, which we know will greatly benefit our Club in our pursuit of more trophies.

"I would like to thank Tottenham for their collaboration, and I join all of Los Angeles in extending a warm welcome to Hugo, his wife Marine, and their three children to LAFC.”

Lloris has not played since Spurs' 6-1 defeat at Newcastle United in April after falling behind Guglielmo Vicario and Fraser Forster in the pecking order.

He was linked with Newcastle in the summer and those rumours recently resurfaced with Nick Pope ruled out until April with a dislocated shoulder.

Eddie Howe has Martin Dubravka and Loris Karius as cover but could opt to add to his goalkeeping department this month. Since losing Pope, United have won just one of their last seven fixtures in all competitions.