Former French national team manager Raymond Domenech reckons Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris should not join Manchester United.
Lloris has been strongly linked with a departure from White Hart Lane this summer.
Domenech believes that a move to Old Trafford would be a step sideways, instead of a step up which a move to their rivals would be.
Domenech, who was French coach between 20004 and 2010, reportedly told the Daily Mail: “I have no decision to take for him, but in my opinion he has to play in Chelsea, Arsenal or Manchester City, to play in the European Cup.
“Tottenham is a big club – it is not the biggest. Manchester United qualified for the Champions League but I can’t see really the difference with Tottenham.
“For me, it’s Chelsea, Arsenal or Manchester City. Because I think Manchester United is no more a big club in England, for me. I think like that.”
With David De Gea strongly linked with a move to Real Madrid, the Red Devils may well be on the hunt for a replacement.
by Steve Osborne