Hugo Lloris netted a £2million golden handshake by Daniel Levy for the remainder of his Tottenham contract… when the club icon departed for Los Angeles FC

Hugo Lloris netted a golden handshake of up to £2million when he departed Tottenham for the MLS last month.

Having joined Tottenham in 2012, goalkeeper Lloris became an iconic figure at Spurs – making well over 400 appearances for the north London club.

And Mail Sport has learned that Spurs chairman Daniel Levy, in addition to giving the France legend a free transfer ahead of his switch to Los Angeles FC, negotiated a settlement figure with Lloris for the remaining six months of the shot-stopper’s £100,000-per-week contract that was due to expire in June.

Having spent much of his time at Spurs as club captain, Lloris was sidelined following the arrival of Ange Postecoglou last summer and spent the first half of the season on the peripheries of the first-team squad, prompting his decision to leave for America.

Lloris has often spoken positively of his relationship with Levy during his 11 years at Spurs, and while he was not paid his contract in full, it is believed the Tottenham icon was extended a ‘generous’ majority of what was owed on his deal by the club chief.

Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy negotiated a generous settlement figure with Lloris

Tottenham’s long-serving goalkeeper applauded fans in December before leaving for the MLS

Meanwhile, Heung-min Son is scheduled to return to the club’s Enfield HQ on Thursday following international duty with South Korea at the Asia Cup.

His international side were eliminated against Jordan on Tuesday and the club captain will now return to domestic duty with a view to being available for the weekend clash versus Brighton.

Similarly, key midfielder Yves Bissouma was at Spurs’ training ground on Wednesday being assessed following his return from the Africa Cup of Nations with Mali.

Bissouma tested positive for malaria whilst at the tournament but…