‘Well-placed sources’ reveal ‘element of surprise’ following Antonio Conte interview
Tottenham Hotspur were left somewhat surprised following the publication of Antonio Conte’s interview with Sky Italia which came to light on Wednesday, according to the Daily Mail.
The Italian appeared to question Tottenham’s transfer dealings during the January window having offloaded four players and only recruited two new faces in Rodrigo Bentancur and Dejan Kulusevksi while also allowing four exits with Dele Alli joining Everton on an initial free transfer before loaning out three midfielders. Bryan Gil, who only joined in the summer, big-money Tanguy Ndombele and Giovani Lo Celso.
The report claims that those within Tottenham were left to react with some surprise with sources suggesting that Conte knew in advance there would be little funds available to spend on improving his squad last month.
Heading into this weekend’s Premier League clash at leaders Manchester City, Spurs sit eighth in the table and are at risk of drifting away from the challenge of a top four finish having suffered disappointing defeats at home to Southampton and Wolves.
SpursWeb Opinion
There has been something of a massive overreaction to Conte’s interview gives the element that some things may have been taken out of context, or lost in translation.
Conte is a born winner, having delivered success as both a player and a manager; it is time that the club for once actually take on board and implement what he suggests to undertake the well overdue rebuild which Mauricio Pochettino alluded to in 2019.
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