"There are no players more important than the club. It is normal there were a lot of rumours because in the transfer window that happens. It happened to Tottenham, it happened to many clubs. But now the window has closed, all the players are focused and want to enjoy this season".
"They all want to give their best to enjoy another emotional moment this season."
"That's not the case for Tottenham. But as we saw last year, everything is possible if you have the belief, the talent and the discipline. Why not be back again? But obviously we have a different profile to that type of club – Juventus, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern. That type of club. It's
not a lack of ambition"
"When we go on the pitch, it's to win, whoever is the opponent in front of us. We don't want to look too far forward. Those type of things you can spend energy on and you can leave an accident. The best way is to focus on game one. Then game two. Then game three. Step-by-step to build your ambitions, as we did last season. The main thing is to go through this group stage."
Lloris often the more measured man in the Spurs squad, always willing to front up and talk after a defeat in a considered way, but does the captain ever scream and shout at his team-mates?
"Of course, many times, but I don't need to tell it. I grew up with this approach: everything that happens in the changing room has to
stay in the changing room," he said.
"Of course, now football changes a little bit and it's easy to find out what happens, but you guys don't know everything!"
Much was made of Trippier's description of the injured Harry Kane geeing up the troops in Ajax at half-time before their dramatic comeback and Lloris is only happy to share the responsibility, although he admits there was another couple of big voices that night.
"For me, it's important to give credit to all the players. Of course, I'm the captain. I have this responsibility but it's important for me to share with the other leaders," he said.
"It's not the responsibility of just one player. It's very good that when someone has something to say, he has to tell it. Like Harry did. I remember Danny did it too. I did.
"It's important in the changing room to tell the truth and I want the players to feel this freedom. This is how you can make the team better. But for this, you need to show on the pitch too. You cannot talk only in the changing if, on the pitch, you don't go the same way. Everything is connected."