LAFC are in advanced talks with Tottenham Hotspur over the transfer of goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, sources revealed on Thursday. The former Spurs captain, who is in the last year of his contract, has not played a single minute of the current season under new manager Ange Postecoglou.

Postecoglou, who was appointed Spurs coach ahead of the current season, has favored Italian goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario, whom he signed from Empoli during the summer for £17.2 million ($21.9m). This brings an end to Lloris’s long-standing position as the Spurs’ number one shot-stopper, soon establishing himself as the first-choice keeper following his arrival at the club in 2012.

Although the French 2018 World Cup winner received offers to leave the club from Lazio, Nice, and clubs in the Saudi Pro League, he decided to remain at Spurs in the hopes of clinching a spot in the starting lineup. Lloris was appointed Spurs captain in the 2015-16 season before Postecoglou replaced him with Son Heung-Min this season.

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LAFC are set to enter the 2022 MLS season with a new manager after the club parted ways with Bob Bradley on Thursday. Bradley is leaving following a four-year spell that saw him lead the LA team to a Supporters’ Shield trophy in 2019 and CONCACAF Champions League finals last year.

The news was confirmed on LAFC’s social media.

“It’s been incredible to have played a part in the early history of LAFC,” Bradley said in a club-released statement. “From the beginning there was a real commitment to connect to the city and the fans, and we shared some amazing experiences.”

LAFC had a disappointing season in 2021, missing the playoffs for the first time since they entered the league in 2019. The team picked up just 45 points from 34 games and finished ninth in the Eastern Conference standings. However, this doesn’t seem to be the main reason for Bradley’s departure.

According to multiple reports, Bradley is a favorite for the Toronto FC’s managerial vacancy. It is believed that the job is attractive to him for multiple reasons, including the ability to reunite with his son and USMNT international Michael Bradley, who has played for the club as a midfielder since 2014.

LAFC, on the other hand, are expected to start with the search for a new manager right away. The club is planning to have a new face on the sidelines by early 2022.

“I think that there will be great options in different categories,” LAFC co-president and general manager John Thorrington said. “So whether that’s a domestic coach, whether that’s a foreign coach, I think we have a very tight list of characteristics that are important to LAFC.”

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The third round of MLS is Back Tournament gave us the first El Trafico of 2020, and it’s safe to say we were not disappointed. There were eight goals to enjoy with LAFC getting a dominating 6-2 win over LA Galaxy.

Both clubs entered the match without their Mexican star attackers. LAFC was without Carlos Vela, who decided to sit out the tournament, while Galaxy was without Javier Chicharito Hernandez, who is dealing with a strained calf. Still, there was more than enough attacking power left.

Galaxy managed to draw first blood of the game thanks to Latif Blessing, who scored an own goal in the 5th minute. Then, the referee took the stage by awarding penalties to each team. Diego Rossi scored the first one for LAFC in minute 13′, while Cristian Pavon helped Galaxy reclaim the lead in minute 31′ from the second penalty of the game.

However, since then, it was all LAFC and Rossi.

Rossi scored his second goal just before the end of the first period to help LAFC to equalize, and then assisted Bradley Wright-Phillips in 56th minute to give his team the lead. Rossi contributed two more goals before the end of the game, while Mohamed El-Munir added one for a final score of 6-2.

This was second straight El Trafico win for LAFC and helped the organization to level the head-to-head record against Galaxy to 2-2-3. It was also the most dominant win by any team in the history of El Trafico.

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LAFC have been quite busy in past couple of days. The team first traded for New England Revolution attacking midfielder Lee Nguyen and then signed former Hull City forward Adama Diomande on the same day.

In order to get Lee Nguyen, who requested to be traded earlier this year, LAFC gave up $700,000 in allocation money with further $250,000 and 2019 or 2020 first-round draft pick going to Revolution as well if certain conditions are met. According to ESPN, Revolution had better offers from some of the Eastern Conference teams for Nguyen but was reluctant to trade the player within the conference.

New journey. New challenge.@LeeNguyen24 is Black & Gold. pic.twitter.com/Y2VFtlUCrV

— LAFC (@LAFC) May 3, 2018

Lee Nguyen joined New England Revolution in 2012 and established himself as one of the team’s most valuable players. During the six seasons he spent with the team, the 31-year-old scored 54 goals and had 56 assists in 211 league and cup appearances. He was also the finalist for the 2014 Major League Soccer MVP Award. Nguyen also had nine appearances for the USMNT.

Adama Diomande joins LAFC after being released by Hull City, where he played three years and scored six goals in 49 matches. He also made ten appearances for Norway’s national football team scoring one goal.

Coming to Los Angeles.@diomxnde pic.twitter.com/xqAjVqIxiW

— LAFC (@LAFC) May 2, 2018

“We are excited to add Adama to our Club,” – said LAFC general manager John Thorrington. “Adama is a dangerous striker who will add another element to our attack. He has top-level international and club experience, and, with his familiarity with Bob, we expect him to contribute immediately. In Adama, we are signing another very good player in the prime of his career.“

In LAFC he will be reunited with coach Bob Bradley, after previously working under him at Norway’s Stabaek.

“Adama is a quality goalscorer who brings the experience of playing at a high level in Europe,” – said Bradley. “We believe he will have a strong impact in MLS.“

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LAFC are in advanced talks with Tottenham Hotspur over the transfer of goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, sources revealed on Thursday. The former Spurs captain, who is in the last year of his contract, has not played a single minute of the current season under new manager Ange Postecoglou.

Postecoglou, who was appointed Spurs coach ahead of the current season, has favored Italian goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario, whom he signed from Empoli during the summer for £17.2 million ($21.9m). This brings an end to Lloris’s long-standing position as the Spurs’ number one shot-stopper, soon establishing himself as the first-choice keeper following his arrival at the club in 2012.

Although the French 2018 World Cup winner received offers to leave the club from Lazio, Nice, and clubs in the Saudi Pro League, he decided to remain at Spurs in the hopes of clinching a spot in the starting lineup. Lloris was appointed Spurs captain in the 2015-16 season before Postecoglou replaced him with Son Heung-Min this season.

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LAFC are set to enter the 2022 MLS season with a new manager after the club parted ways with Bob Bradley on Thursday. Bradley is leaving following a four-year spell that saw him lead the LA team to a Supporters’ Shield trophy in 2019 and CONCACAF Champions League finals last year.

The news was confirmed on LAFC’s social media.

“It’s been incredible to have played a part in the early history of LAFC,” Bradley said in a club-released statement. “From the beginning there was a real commitment to connect to the city and the fans, and we shared some amazing experiences.”

LAFC had a disappointing season in 2021, missing the playoffs for the first time since they entered the league in 2019. The team picked up just 45 points from 34 games and finished ninth in the Eastern Conference standings. However, this doesn’t seem to be the main reason for Bradley’s departure.

According to multiple reports, Bradley is a favorite for the Toronto FC’s managerial vacancy. It is believed that the job is attractive to him for multiple reasons, including the ability to reunite with his son and USMNT international Michael Bradley, who has played for the club as a midfielder since 2014.

LAFC, on the other hand, are expected to start with the search for a new manager right away. The club is planning to have a new face on the sidelines by early 2022.

“I think that there will be great options in different categories,” LAFC co-president and general manager John Thorrington said. “So whether that’s a domestic coach, whether that’s a foreign coach, I think we have a very tight list of characteristics that are important to LAFC.”

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The third round of MLS is Back Tournament gave us the first El Trafico of 2020, and it’s safe to say we were not disappointed. There were eight goals to enjoy with LAFC getting a dominating 6-2 win over LA Galaxy.

Both clubs entered the match without their Mexican star attackers. LAFC was without Carlos Vela, who decided to sit out the tournament, while Galaxy was without Javier Chicharito Hernandez, who is dealing with a strained calf. Still, there was more than enough attacking power left.

Galaxy managed to draw first blood of the game thanks to Latif Blessing, who scored an own goal in the 5th minute. Then, the referee took the stage by awarding penalties to each team. Diego Rossi scored the first one for LAFC in minute 13′, while Cristian Pavon helped Galaxy reclaim the lead in minute 31′ from the second penalty of the game.

However, since then, it was all LAFC and Rossi.

Rossi scored his second goal just before the end of the first period to help LAFC to equalize, and then assisted Bradley Wright-Phillips in 56th minute to give his team the lead. Rossi contributed two more goals before the end of the game, while Mohamed El-Munir added one for a final score of 6-2.

This was second straight El Trafico win for LAFC and helped the organization to level the head-to-head record against Galaxy to 2-2-3. It was also the most dominant win by any team in the history of El Trafico.

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LAFC have been quite busy in past couple of days. The team first traded for New England Revolution attacking midfielder Lee Nguyen and then signed former Hull City forward Adama Diomande on the same day.

In order to get Lee Nguyen, who requested to be traded earlier this year, LAFC gave up $700,000 in allocation money with further $250,000 and 2019 or 2020 first-round draft pick going to Revolution as well if certain conditions are met. According to ESPN, Revolution had better offers from some of the Eastern Conference teams for Nguyen but was reluctant to trade the player within the conference.

New journey. New challenge.@LeeNguyen24 is Black & Gold. pic.twitter.com/Y2VFtlUCrV

— LAFC (@LAFC) May 3, 2018

Lee Nguyen joined New England Revolution in 2012 and established himself as one of the team’s most valuable players. During the six seasons he spent with the team, the 31-year-old scored 54 goals and had 56 assists in 211 league and cup appearances. He was also the finalist for the 2014 Major League Soccer MVP Award. Nguyen also had nine appearances for the USMNT.

Adama Diomande joins LAFC after being released by Hull City, where he played three years and scored six goals in 49 matches. He also made ten appearances for Norway’s national football team scoring one goal.

Coming to Los Angeles.@diomxnde pic.twitter.com/xqAjVqIxiW

— LAFC (@LAFC) May 2, 2018

“We are excited to add Adama to our Club,” – said LAFC general manager John Thorrington. “Adama is a dangerous striker who will add another element to our attack. He has top-level international and club experience, and, with his familiarity with Bob, we expect him to contribute immediately. In Adama, we are signing another very good player in the prime of his career.“

In LAFC he will be reunited with coach Bob Bradley, after previously working under him at Norway’s Stabaek.

“Adama is a quality goalscorer who brings the experience of playing at a high level in Europe,” – said Bradley. “We believe he will have a strong impact in MLS.“

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