Lloris frustrated by European form

Hugo Lloris admits he is frustrated by Tottenham's poor European record during his five seasons at the club.

The France goalkeeper has failed to go beyond the Champions League group stages since he joined the North London club in 2012, while the best Tottenham have managed in the Europa League is a run to the quarter-finals in his debut season at White Hart Lane.

The 30-year-old, who reached the semi-finals of the Champions League with Lyon in 2010, says he is determined to improve that record this season.

"It's been five seasons now that I'm with Spurs and I've got a little bit frustrated about Europe," he said.

"We've got the talent to go further than we've done. Even in the Champions League - the highest level possible - we have the potential to reach another level. 

"Hopefully this season we can prove our real value against the best teams in Europe and go as far as possible, even if the first target is to get out of the group stage."

Tottenham sold right-back Kyle Walker to Manchester City for £50m earlier this month, and have yet to bring any new faces into the club this summer, but Lloris says he has no issues with the board's transfer strategy.

"I don’t know what will happen for Tottenham in the next few weeks [but] I trust my club, I trust my manager and the chairman," he continued. 

Spurs have been linked with a move for Hoffenheim right-back Jeremy Toljan, who is out of contract next summer and is available for a cut-price £3.1m fee.

The 22-year-old was a member of Germany's Under-21 European Championship-winning squad,

"If Tottenham come in and offer to treble Toljan’s salary, you cannot say: 'London is an unattractive city or Tottenham are a bad club.' This is all very positive, and then young people think about it," Hoffenheim director of football Alex Rosen admitted.

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