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Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris simply wants wantaway winger Gareth Bale to be happy, and understands that the Welshman is finding himself in a tricky situation.

But the France keeper also reckons that it's nothing to do with the players and that they'll just keep focusing on this weekend's clash with Crystal Palace.

"Me, I just want him to be happy," Lloris told L'Equipe when asked if he wanted the Real Madrid target to stay.

"After that, it is nothing to do with us.

"A player, whoever they may be, belongs to a club, an institution. In this situation, it is necessary that everyone finds an agreement.

Lloris had a rough start to his Spurs career after finding himself as Andre Villas-Boas' number two.

The former Lyon man also had a fairly protracted exit from Lyon, and shared his sympathies for Bale's plight and how it might affect the team.

"It's a difficult situation. Firstly for the player because in this kind of situation, you lose a lot of energy.

"It's not easy to plan for the coming season. But we players ignore it.

"We prepare the best we can for the start of the championship next Sunday against Crystal Palace."