Sky Sports announces that the signing of Antonio Conte at Tottenham is imminent, and should be formalized this Tuesday morning. The Italian technician will replace Nuno Espirito Santo, dismissed from his post after only four months on the bench for Spurs, eighth in the Premier League.
Tottenham is very close to formalizing the arrival of Italian technician Antonio Conte, replacing Portuguese Nuno Espirito Santo, dismissed from his post on Monday, the announcement should be made on Tuesday, according to Sky Sport Italy. The former Chelsea and Inter Milan coach, free since leaving Italy, and whom Spurs had targeted last summer before falling back on the profile of Nuno Espirito Santo following his initial refusal, s’ is offered an 18-month contract, until 2023, after a day of discussions deemed fruitful.
Conte won the Premier League with Chelsea
The negotiations are now over, the last details having been settled between the different parties the day before, again according to Sky Sport Italia. All that’s missing is the signature. Conte arrived in England on Monday, hours after the dismissal of his predecessor Nuno Espirito Santo. The ultimate setback for Tottenham, a humiliation against Manchester United (0-3), sealed the fate of the latter, who had experienced on this occasion a fourth defeat in his last six Premier League matches. The one too many.
Tottenham are 8th in the Premier League standings, ten points behind leaders Chelsea. The London club had already proposed to Antonio Conte, Inter Milan coach from 2019 to May 2021 to join the club at the start of the year, to compensate for the departure of José Mourinho. The 52-year-old former Italy coach has been through England before, coaching the Chelsea Blues from 2016 to 2018. With the London squad, he won the Premier League in 2017 and the FA Cup the following year.
In Tottenham, Antonio Conte will find an old working acquaintance, Fabio Paratici, the former sports director of Juventus during his stay in Turin.
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