Tottenham make Fraser Forster top target to back up Hugo Lloris as Premier League veteran prepares for Saints transfer

TOTTENHAM are believed to want Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster this summer.

Spurs need to sign a back-up to first choice stopper Hugo Lloris with Pierluigi Gollini set to return to Atalanta when his loan deal expires at the end of this season.

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Fraser Forster is Spurs’ preferred candidate as back-up for Hugo Lloris next season[/caption]

Forster is also out of contract after spending eight years at the Saints so Tottenham can sign him on a free.

The Athletic are reporting that the North Londoners have made the 34-year-old their top target.

He is rumoured to have already said goodbye to his Southampton team-mates ahead of a move.

Forster has been Ralph Hasenhuttl’s No1 for the second half of this season after Alex McCarthy picked up an injury.

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He has played 134 league matches for Southampton and was Celtic’s first choice keeper for five seasons.

The 6ft 7in stopper also has six England caps to his name.

Spurs are on the verge of confirming Champions League football for next season, and must just avoid defeat at Norwich.

Manager Antonio Conte is already looking to strengthen his squad as he prepares to tackle Europe’s elite competition.

The club are also keen on a West Brom goalkeeper Sam Johnstone.

Further up the field the likes of Pau Torres, John McGinn, Gareth Bale and Paulo Dybala have all been linked with moves to Spurs.