Hugo Lloris returns to training with Tottenham Hotspur

Hugo Lloris has taken part in training with Tottenham Hotspur for the first time since lifting the World Cup as France skipper last month.

The 31-year-old was greeted back to the club's Enfield base on Monday morning, three weeks and one day on from Les Bleus' 4-2 win over Croatia in the showpiece final at the Luzhniki Stadium.

Welcome back, World Cup winner! 👋#COYS pic.twitter.com/ByBbU4kW2j

— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) August 6, 2018

Tottenham's England contingent of Harry Kane, Kieran Trippier, Eric Dier, Dele Alli and Danny Rose, as well as Belgium trio Jan Vertonghen, Toby Alderweireld and Mousa Dembele, are also understood to have returned to training.

Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino admitted at the weekend, though, that he could well be without all nine players for next weekend's Premier League opener against Newcastle United.

Pochettino is the only top-flight manager yet to have made a signing during the off-season.