LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur has named Antonio Conte as manager until the summer of 2023, said the Premier League club on Tuesday, the day after firing Portuguese coach Nuno Espirito Santo.
The former Chelsea boss and Inter Milan Conte replaced Nuno, who was sacked on Monday after 17 matches in charge, with a 3-0 home defeat from Saturday by Manchester United in the league of his last match with Spurs.
Conte, 52, had lost a job since May when he stopped his contract at Inter was not happy with their plans to reduce investment and cut costs shortly after leading them to their first Serie A title in 11 years.
✍️ We are happy to announce the appointment of Antonio Conte as our head coach on the contract until the summer …
https://t.co/3Qtrinugt7- Tottenham Hotspur (@spursOfficial) 1635854498000 “I am very happy to return to coaching, and to do it at the club The Premier League that has ambition to become a protagonist (in the title race) again, “Conte said in a statement.
“I can’t wait to start working to deliver to teams and fans of passion, mentality, and determination that always distinguish me, as a player and as a coach.” Spurs have topped the Premier League standings in August under Nuno after winning their three matches, but now ninth, 10 points behind Chelsea leader after 10 matches and five points from the Champions League qualifying place.
The first time Conte who was responsible would be the stage of the League group conference group at home to Vitesse Arnhem.
‘The right time is connected with Tottenham’s work in the season closing when the club looks for a permanent replacement after the dismissal of Jose Mourinho, but the Italian said it was too fast to take a new role after leaving Inter.
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“Our last summer Union did not occur because the end of my relationship with Inter was still too new and emotionally too involved with the end of the season, so I felt that it was not the right time to return to training,” added Conte.
“But the enthusiasm of contagious and determination (Chair of Tottenham) Daniel Levy in the desire to entrust me with this task is about the target.
Now that the opportunity has returned, I have chosen to take it with very confidence.” A former Italian coach, Conte will be assigned to revive the wealth of Spurs, which is a Champions League finalist in 2019 but now struggles in the third European Conference League.
They sat third in their group, three points behind Side French Rennes and two of the Dutch Vitesse team, with a victory from three matches.
Tottenham has been poor in this season’s attack, after scoring nine goals in 10 league matches, with the key striker Harry Kane looks far below the best.
The England International, the Premier League boot Winner with 23 goals, has scored once in nine league performances this season.
“We are happy to welcome Antonio to the club.
His footsteps speak for themselves, with extensive experience and trophies in Italy and England,” said Fabio Paratici football director “.” I know the first hand of Antonio can bring to us, after working with him at Juventus, and hopes to see his work with a group of our talented players.
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