Breaking News: Tottenham appoint Antonio Conte

  Antonio Conte is the new Tottenham head coach as he takes over from Nuno Espirito Santo who was fired on Monday. (Photo credit: Sky Sports...

 

Antonio Conte is the new Tottenham head coach as he takes over from Nuno Espirito Santo who was fired on Monday. (Photo credit: Sky Sports)

Following the sacking of Nuno Espirito Santo on Monday, Tottenham Hotspur have announced the signing of serial winner, Antonio Conte who has been out of job since leaving Inter Milan in the summer.

Conte will take charge with immediate effect starting from the home game against Vitesse in the UEFA Conference League on Thursday before the trip to Rafael Benitez’s Everton on Sunday, a must win game for both sides considering their downward spiral.

"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 said. "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."