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Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has begun negotiations to land France captain Hugo Lloris.

Lyon keeper Lloris, 25, has seen his hopes of a move to White Hart Lane stall, because the French club are demanding £16million.

But Levy is trying to thrash out a £12m deal, which would allow Lloris to ultimately take over from 41-year-old Brad Friedel as Spurs’ No.1.

New Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas is pushing hard to capture a player he also wanted to sign last season when in charge at Chelsea.

Arsenal decided not to pursue their own interest in Lloris because of a combination of that pricetag and doubts over whether he could handle the physical nature of the Premier League.

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