The 52-year-old Italian has signed an 18-month contract with an option to extend at Tottenham following successful talks with the club’s hierarchy in London on Monday, November 1.

The former Chelsea boss, who guided the Blues to the 2016-17 Premier League title and the FA Cup the following season, has taken up his first managerial post since leaving Inter Milan, where he won last season’s Serie A title.

Conte told Tottenham’s website: “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. 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.”

Conte’s appointment sees him reunited with Spurs managing director of football Fabio Paratici, who joined the club in the summer after 11 years in a similar role at Juventus.

Paratici said: “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.”

The club added that further news on Conte’s coaching staff would “follow in due course”.

Nuno was relieved of his duties on Monday after less than five months at the club, with Saturday’s 3-0 defeat by Manchester United his final game in charge.

Conte was also said to have shown interest in managing Manchester United with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s job under threat.

Tottenham parted ways with Espirito after a start to the season that has seen them win five and lose five, occupying the 8th position on the log. Spurs were sitting at the top of the table with 21 points after the same number of games last season.

The Italian has reportedly already been offered an 18-month contract at Tottenham.

Evening Standard reports that Conte was Paratici’s first choice to succeed Jose Mourinho in June but discussions broke down, with Conte reportedly unimpressed with the club’s assurances overspending and Spurs sources claiming the Italian was reluctant to work with their young players.

Tottenham’s Managing Director, Fabio Paratici after Nuno’s sack 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.”

Conte won the Premier League with Chelsea in his first season in England.

The England captain has been the subject of intense scrutiny after failing to report back to Spurs for pre-season following his post-Euro 2020 break, with manager Nuno Espirito Santo revealing earlier this week that he had not even spoken to Kane since he was employed as Coach.

The wantaway star wants to move to Manchester City after spending a decade at Tottenham and in an emotional statement released on Friday, August 6 said that he has ‘never refused to train’ and is hurt by Tottenham fans ‘questioning my professionalism’

In the statement, Kane said he will return to Tottenham on Saturday.

Kane said “While I won’t go into the specifics of the situation, I want to clarify that I would never, and have never, refused to train, I will be returning to the club tomorrow, as planned”

Kane revealed his hurt at Spurs fans who have criticised their talisman’s perceived poor behaviour in an effort to make his transfer to City happen, saying that for almost a decade supporters at White Hart Lane have ‘shown me total love and support.

‘That’s why it hurts to read some of the comments that have been made this week, questioning my professionalism,’ Kane said, adding that he ‘wouldn’t do anything to jeopardise the relationship I have with the fans.’

The statement by Kane comes after City boss Pep Guardiola talked about his desire to sign Kane publicly on Friday.

Spurs chairman Daniel Levy has no intention of selling Kane – who still has three years left on his Spurs contract – for less than £150million, meaning City would have to break the British transfer record again just after signing Jack Grealish for £100m.

Guardiola said “If Tottenham doesn’t want to negotiate, it’s finished, If they are open then all the clubs in the world will want to sign him. It depends on Tottenham. Harry is an extraordinary striker. We are interested in him but if Tottenham don’t want to negotiate, nothing more to say”

The England captain was supposed to be back for his first session after Euro 2020 on Monday, August 2, for a coronavirus test and a fitness assessment following his three-week holiday after Euro 2020 but didn’t turn up amid potential exit.

Kane has told Spurs he wants to leave after growing frustrated at Tottenham’s failure to win a major trophy since 2008, with their latest letdown coming in last season’s League Cup final defeat against Manchester City.

He believes he has a ‘gentleman’s agreement’ with Tottenham which allows him to move this year. But with three years left on his contract, Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has no intention of selling his club’s prized asset, who is valued at around £150 million ($208 million).

City and Pep Guardiola see Kane as potentially completing their first XI but there is some doubt over whether they would be willing to pay the fee that Spurs want for a 28-year-old.
 

Spurs announced Santo’s appointment Wednesday night, June 30, in a statement released on their official website.

“We are delighted to announce the appointment of Nuno Espírito Santo as our new Head Coach on a contract until 2023. Nuno arrives following a four-year spell at Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he guided the club from the Championship into the Premier League and secured consecutive seventh-place finishes in their first two seasons back in the top flight – their highest league position since 1980.  He also restored the Molineux outfit to European competition, leading them to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Europa League in 2019/20. In tandem with Wolves’ progress on the pitch, Nuno developed individual players such as Conor Coady, Diogo Jota, Ruben Neves, Willy Boly and our own Matt Doherty from the second tier into established Premier League and European talent, while also furthering the development of players such as Raul Jimenez, Pedro Neto and Adama Traore. Earlier in his coaching career, Nuno guided Portuguese side Rio Ave to two cup finals and qualification for the UEFA Europa League for the first time in their history before taking over at Valencia in 2014, where he steered the Spanish outfit to Champions League football with a fourth-place finish in La Liga.  A former goalkeeper in his playing days, he subsequently spent one season in charge of one of his former clubs, Porto, where the team finished second and lost only two league games all season under his stewardship.”

The withdrawals by Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham came just 48 hours after the league’s unveiling late on Sunday following a furious response from fans and officials.

The three Italian clubs involved, Juventus, AC Milan and Inter Milan, admitted defeat and La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid also pulled out.

Real Madrid and Barcelona have yet to make any comment but the project in its current form is dead in the water.

AC Milan was one of the main drivers behind the plans, having missed out on the Champions League for the past seven seasons.

The seven-time European champions said the change was necessary due to the changing football landscape but admitted they “must be sensitive to the voice of those who love this wonderful sport”.

Italian champions Juventus said they remained “convinced of the soundness of the project’s sport, commercial and legal premises” but accepted it could not go ahead in its original form.

The Super League promised guaranteed entry for its founding clubs and billions of dollars in payments. Most of the clubs have huge debts and wage bills and suffered a sharp drop in revenues during the coronavirus pandemic.

But the project was vehemently opposed across the football spectrum, from fans to players, coaches, politicians and UEFA and FIFA, the European and world football bodies.

The 26-year-old was left furious after a penalty shootout loss to the Canaries in their fifth-round tie at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in March. In attempts to protect his brother who he noticed was being abused by an angry fan, he left the pitch and entered the stands.

There was no physical exchange between Dier and the angry fan, but the Football Association has now sanctioned the footballer who admitted his actions were ‘improper’ but denied that they were also ‘threatening.’

FA opted to punish Dier for a breach of rule E3. It said in a statement “Eric Dier has been suspended for four matches with immediate effect, fined £40,000 and warned as to his future conduct following a breach of FA Rule E3.”

The Tottenham Hotspur FC player admitted that his actions at the conclusion of a fixture against Norwich City FC in the FA Cup on March 4, 2020, were improper but denied that they were also threatening.

Earlier this month, the 23-year-old midfielder posted a video on Snapchat, where he appeared to film a man of Asian descent, along with the caption ‘Corona whatttttt, please listen with volume.’

The FA first wrote to him seeking his observations before deciding to charge him with misconduct.

An FA statement read: “Dele Alli has been charged with misconduct for a breach of FA Rule E3 in relation to a social media post. It is alleged that the Tottenham Hotspur midfielder’s post breaches FA Rule E3(1) as it was insulting and/or improper and/or brought the game into disrepute. It is further alleged that the post constitutes an “Aggravated Breach”, which is defined in FA Rule E3(2), as it included a reference, whether express or implied, to race and/or colour and/or ethnic origin and/or nationality. He has until Thursday 5 March 2020 to provide a response.”

Mourinho fired back at Paul Merson after the former Arsenal man suggested that he was unhappy at Spurs. Though he admitted he is handling a difficult job, at Tottenham, but he however said he wouldn’t be at the club if it was an easy job.

He said “Contrary to some people who want to be in the news and tell things that are not true – I am really happy at the club, you know me quite well, enough to know that I am really happy. Difficult? Yes, but if it was not difficult it wouldn’t be for me. I like the players and who they are. I like very much the relationship I have with them. If you see a bad face from me it is because of a bad result. I cannot change myself. That’s just me. The reality is that I am happy and I look forward to what is coming, and even more for what is coming next season. I want to start working with them in July.”

The Portuguese coach will replace Mauricio Pochettino, who was fired just six months after leading the London-based team to the Champions League final.

In an official statement by the club, ‘we are delighted to announce the appointment of Jose Mourinho as Head Coach on a contract that runs until the end of the 2022/23 season. Jose is one of the world’s most accomplished managers having won 25 senior trophies. He is renowned for his tactical prowess and has managed FC Porto, Inter Milan, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Manchester United. He has won a domestic title in a record four different countries (Portugal, England, Italy and Spain) and is one of only three managers to have won the UEFA Champions League twice with two clubs, FC Porto in 2004 and Inter Milan in 2010. He is also a three-time Premier League Champion with Chelsea (2005, 2006, 2015).

Speaking on his appointment, Jose said: “I am excited to be joining a Club with such a great heritage and such passionate supporters. The quality in both the squad and the academy excites me. Working with these players is what has attracted me.”