Puel laughs off Lloris rumours

(GSM) – Olympique Lyon coach Claude Puel is confident that Hugo Lloris will not be distracted by speculation linking the young goalkeeper with a move to Bayern München ahead of today’s Champions League semi-final.

The two teams meet at the Allianz Arena for the first leg tonight with speculation rife that Lloris could be facing his next set of team-mates.

Former Bayern and France duo Bixente Lizarazu and Willy Sagnol have urged the Bundesliga side to recruit the 23-year-old this summer, something which Puel believes the national team shot-stopper will take in his stride.

“First of all I’m very happy to have good players who are in demand outside the transfer window,” he said.

“It’s amusing to talk about players before a Champions League match. Luckily, Hugo has enough maturity to deal with all this.

“It’s really a pity to hear these type of things from players who spent time at Bayern and who know the importance of focus for this type of match.

“But oh well. There’s no real problem.

“I’m sure the Bayern goalkeeper will appreciate it!”