Vertonghen: Tottenham must keep Lloris to show ambition

The defender believes it is pivotal that Spurs retain the services of a goalkeeper who has been linked with both Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain.Jan Vertonghen has urged Tottenham to keep hold of Hugo Lloris, insisting that if the club want to continue growing then they must not sell the goalkeeper.Lloris was one of Spurs' most impressive performers last season, prompting links with Manchester United as a replacement for possible Real Madrid-bound David De Gea, while PSG are also monitoring the situation.But Vertonghen, whose Belgium side take on Lloris' France in a friendly on Sunday, says Tottenham must keep their top performers to show ambition, having yet again missed out on Champions League qualification.
He's a great guy, great captain, great goalkeeper and a brilliant player for us, he told Sky Sports. He's the captain, very important and this season he was one of our best players.He's been outstanding for us and if you want to continue growing as a club you have to keep your best players and Hugo is one of them.I hope Tottenham can keep him. It will be a sign for everyone next year that we want to compete in the Premier League.We ended the season well in the last two games and we didn't expect to finish fifth. Hopefully we can continue to push for fourth.We've got four big teams ahead of us at the moment but we have to find a way to beat them.