Hugo Lloris announced his retirement from the France national team yesterday, bringing an end to a decorated career that saw him appear a record 145 times for the Les Bleus. The Tottenham Hotspur shotstopper’s final match for France came in the defeat to Argentina in 2022 FIFA World Cup final.
145 games. Four World Cups. Two World Cup finals. One World Cup trophy.
France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris announces he's retiring from international football ? pic.twitter.com/wcoDtjtoiF
— B/R Football (@brfootball) January 9, 2023
145 – Hugo Lloris played the most games (145) and was captain the most often (121) for the French national team. Legend. pic.twitter.com/wIhBdGoHrP
— OptaJean (@OptaJean) January 10, 2023
Lloris believes the French national team is well equipped to field his successor, as he relayed in his comments to L’Equipe (via MilanNews), pointing to Rossoneri keeper Mike Maignan.
“We know that Mike Maignan is destined to take over,” he said.
He also named other who he feels deserve a starting berth at some point.
“There are Mike and others who deserve: Alphonse Areola, Steve Mandanda, Alban Lafont, Illan Meslier and later, perhaps Lucas Chevalier”.
Maignan is currently out injured for Milan, as he struggles to recover from his calf injury. He has been restricted to just 9 appearances this campaign for the Rossoneri.
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