Antonio Conte takes over as Tottenham Hotspur coach

Former
Inter
Milan
and
Chelsea
boss
Conte
replaced
Nuno
Espirito
Santo,
who
was
dismissed
on
Monday
(November
1)
after
just
four
months
in
charge
of
the
North
London
club.

The
47-year-old
was
the
third
Premier
League
manager
to
lose
his
job
since
the
start
of
the
season
after
Watford
sacked
Xisco
Munoz
while
Newcastle
United
parted
ways
with
Steve
Bruce
following
a
Saudi-led
takeover.

“We
are
delighted
to
announce
the
appointment
of
Antonio
Conte
as
our
Head
Coach
on
a
contract
until
the
summer
of
2023,
with
an
option
to
extend,”
Tottenham
tweeted
from
their
official
handle.

✍️
We
are
delighted
to
announce
the
appointment
of
Antonio
Conte
as
our
Head
Coach
on
a
contract
until
the
summer
of
2023,
with
an
option
to
extend.

—
Tottenham
Hotspur
(@SpursOfficial)

November
2,
2021

Tottenham
had
initially
approached
Conte
about
succeeding
the
axed
Jose
Mourinho
earlier
this
year,
but
were
unable
to
convince
the
Italian
to
take
up
the
job.

The
52-year-old
is
returning
to
the
top
flight
of
English
football
three
years
after
leaving
their
London
rivals
Chelsea,
where
he
won
Premier
League
and
the
FA
Cup.

Buongiorno
Antonio…

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—
Tottenham
Hotspur
(@SpursOfficial)

November
2,
2021

Conte
had
guided
Inter
Milan
to
the
Serie
A
title
last
season,
but
surprisingly
left
the
club
on
mutual
terms
during
the
close-season.

The
former
Italy
midfielder
has
also
managed
Juventus,
where
he
won
three
Serie
A
titles,
and
took
charge
of
the
Italian
national
team.

Nuno’s
sacking
came
just
two
days
after
Tottenham’s
woeful
0-3
defeat
at
home
to
Manchester
United.

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It
was
Tottenham’s
fifth
defeat
in
their
past
their
past
seven
league
games
and
the
toxic
reaction
to
the
Portuguese
coach
at
the
stadium
proved
the
final
straw
for
chairman
Daniel
Levy.

With
Tottenham
languishing
in
eighth
place,
it
is
presumed
that
Levy
and
Director
of
Football
Fabio
Paratici
are
understood
to
have
met
on
Sunday
night
itself
and
decided
give
the
marching
orders
to
Santo.

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“I
am
extremely
happy
to
return
to
coaching,
and
to
do
so
at
a
Premier
League
club
that
has
the
ambition
to
be
a
protagonist
again,”
Conte
told
the
club
website
after
putting
pen
to
papers.

“Tottenham
Hotspur
has
state-of-the-art
facilities
and
one
of
the
best
stadiums
in
the
world.

“I
can’t
wait
to
start
working
to
convey
to
the
team
and
the
fans
the
passion,
mentality
and
determination
that
have
always
distinguished
me,
as
a
player
and
as
a
coach.

“Last
summer
our
union
did
not
happen
because
the
end
of
my
relationship
with
Inter
was
still
too
recent
and
emotionally
too
involved
with
the
end
of
the
season,
so
I
felt
that
it
wasn’t
yet
the
right
time
to
return
to
coaching.

“But
the
contagious
enthusiasm
and
determination
of
Daniel
Levy
in
wanting
to
entrust
me
with
this
task
had
already
hit
the
mark.
Now
that
the
opportunity
has
returned,
I
have
chosen
to
take
it
with
great
conviction.”

Paratici
welcomed
Conte
to
the
Spurs
bandwagon.

“We
are
delighted
to
welcome
Antonio
to
the
Club.
His
track
record
speaks
for
itself,
with
vast
experience
and
trophies
in
both
Italy
and
England.

“I
know
first-hand
the
qualities
Antonio
can
bring
to
us,
having
worked
with
him
at
Juventus,
and
look
forward
to
seeing
his
work
with
our
talented
group
of
players.”

(With
inputs
from
Agencies/THFC
Media)

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