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Hugo Lloris contract extension a huge boost to Pochettino and Tottenham

For the 13th time in 2016, and the 11th since the start of this season, Mauricio Pochettino adopted a familiar pose as Hugo Lloris became the latest Tottenham player to agree a new long term contract.

Christian Eriksen, Eric Dier, Dele Alli and Harry Kane have committed their futures to the club already but Lloris' five-and-a-half year deal until 2022 is the most surprising and the most significant of the lot.

The Tottenham captain -- whose previous deal, signed shortly after Pochettino joined the club, expired in 2019 -- had been cagey about his future, insisting earlier this season that there was "no rush" to extend his contract.