Hugo Lloris and his wife Marine (L) spent £15,000 on a Belgian Shepherd guard dog (R)
Hugo Lloris splashed out £15,000 on a specially-trained guard dog just two weeks before his Tottenham teammate Dele Alli was robbed at knifepoint.
Alli was held up along with his brother, their partners and another man at his £2million north London home in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
The England star, who was robbed of jewellery and watches worth hundreds of thousands of pounds during the incident, was said to have been left ‘shaken’ after being punched in the face.
The Sun claimed that a number of Premier League stars have been snapping up guard dogs from security firms during lockdown, with Manchester United duo Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Jesse Lingard among them.
Lloris made the investment to protect his wife Marine and their three children from similar incidents while he is away from home playing for Spurs.
According to ESPN, the Frenchman’s new Belgian Shepherd was bought from a London-based company which specialises in guard dogs.
Lloris’ wife shared an image of the dog stood on a climbing frame in their back garden to Instagram earlier this month, adding the hashtags ‘#ourbodyguard’, ‘#inlove’ and ‘#bestfriend’.
The Spurs goalkeeper may have been inspired by international teammates Paul Pogba and Alexandre Lacazette, who also bought guard dogs last year.
The Manchester United man purchased a rottweiler, while Arsenal striker Lacazette has a blue Staffordshire Bull Terrier.
Following the attack on Alli’s home, a source told The Sun, “All players are worried by this. Who wants to get robbed at home? It’s awful whoever you are.
The players talk to each other directly or through little cliques.
They get a lot of attention when out, and their home is a place to chill. But people are now breaking in and thinking. This (coronavirus lockdown) is a good time to get him because of what he has got there.”