BREAKING: Tottenham sack Nuno, Conte set to takeover

Nuno Espirito Santo has been sacked by Tottenham less than five months after being appointed as head coach.

Former Chelsea boss Antonio Conte, who Spurs targeted before appointing Nuno in the summer, has been offered an 18-month deal by Tottenham and will fly into London for face-to-face talks on Monday, according to Sky in Italy.

Negotiations with the Italian, who has been out of work since leaving Inter Milan in the summer, are understood to be in their final stages.

Tottenham are eighth in the Premier League, 10 points off leaders Chelsea, after the 3-0 home defeat to Manchester United on Saturday.

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Antonio Conte has a ‘strong negotiating position’ in his potential move to Spurs given the club’s poor run of results, says Sky Sports News’ Paul Gilmour.

Nuno, 47, signed a two-year contract in June following a protracted search to find Jose Mourinho’s successor, with his tenure lasting just beyond four months and a total of only 17 games.

Sergio Conceicao and Paulo Fonseca had initialy  been mentioned as potential successors, but Conte is now regarded as the favourite to take over in North London. It is suspected that  Conte will agree terms on a two-year deal with Tottenham with the possibility of extension.