In-coming Conte guarantees three to four signings at Spurs

 

Multiple reports suggest Antonio Conte is about to be named the new manager of Tottenham and a report has revealed the ‘guarantees’ he has stipulated before signing his contract.

Nuno Espirito Santo was relieved of his duties on Monday after just four months in charge.

A club statement read: ‘The Club can today announce that Nuno Espírito Santo and his coaching staff Ian Cathro, Rui Barbosa and Antonio Dias have been relieved of their duties.

‘Fabio Paratici, Managing Director, Football, said: “I know how much Nuno and his coaching staff wanted to succeed and I regret that we have had to take this decision.

“Nuno is a true gentleman and will always be welcome here. We should like to thank him and his coaching staff and wish them well for the future.”

“A further coaching update will follow in due course.”

And that coaching update looks as though it will be to announce Conte as the new manager.

The 52-year-old is ‘ready to accept’ the Spurs job, according to Fabrizio Romano.

Antonio Conte is ready to accept Tottenham proposal. Talks underway and understood to be ‘at final stages’ – salary and long term contract discussed but he seems convinced to say ‘yes’. ⚪️🇮🇹#THFC

And Italian journalist Alfredo Pedulla has added that ‘closure is expected today’, claiming a ‘private flight is ready’ to take the former Chelsea boss to London to iron out the ‘final details’ of the agreement.

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La Stampa (via Sport Witness) go as far as to state ‘Conte is the new coach of Tottenham’, despite no official confirmation from the club.

And Sport Witness also report the Sports Mediaset claim that Conte has ‘asked for a guarantee of an important technical and economic project’ amid talk of an 18-month contract worth €15m per season.

In addition, the Italian  who won the Serie A title with Inter Milan last term – has aked for ‘three to four players’ in January.