Tottenham Hotspur Confirm Hugo Lloris Injury

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Tottenham Hotspur Confirm Hugo Lloris Injury

Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris suffered a gruesome elbow injury as Tottenham went 1-0 down early on against Brighton, MySportDab reports. Lloris was caught out by a long range effort as he dropped the ball at the feet of Neal Maupay for the opener. But he fell awkwardly as he back-pedalled into his own net, with his left arm awkwardly twisting the wrong way as he landed. The French goalkeeper visibly screamed in agony and was given oxygen on the field as he was treated for a substantial period of time and stretchered off. Lloris, Tottenham’s captain, was replaced by Paulo Gazzaniga and give a standing ovation as he was taken from the pitch. According to BT Sport, he was screaming in agony as he was carried through the tunnel and given extra morphine to counter the pain before being taken to hospital via ambulance.

Tottenham Hotspur has confirmed Hugo Lloris’ injury after the goalkeeper dislocated his elbow during their Premier League 3-0 defeat against Brighton in the Amex Stadium on Saturday.

Lloris dislocated his elbow as he landed after dropping the ball on the goal line after only three minutes – a mistake that gave Brighton their first goal in a 3-0 win.

Tement said: “We can confirm that Hugo Lloris sustained a dislocated elbow during today’s match against Brighton.

“Our club captain was stretchered off as a result of the injury and will now return to London this evening after being assessed at a local hospital.”Assessment will continue this coming week to ascertain the full extent of the injury and the length of time he will require to undergo rehabilitation.”The French captain will miss the upcoming matches against Iceland and Turkey respectively in the Euro qualifiers.

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