Tottenham ‘are in talks with Antonio Conte over a long-term contract’ after strong start to season
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Tottenham are ‘negotiating a new long-term contract’ with Antonio Conte and remain ‘confident’ that he will stay at the club – despite the Italian refusing to publicly commit his future to Spurs amid recent poor form
- The Spurs have reportedly entered into talks with the Italian boss about a long-term deal
- 53-year-old Conte is in the last year of his contract, but the Spurs have an option to extend
- The club is confident they can bind the Italian boss to a new contract
- Conte has remained coy about his future with the Spurs who have struggled for form lately
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Tottenham are now reportedly in talks with Antonio Conte about a new long-term contract with the club.
As Sports post The Spurs, reported earlier this month, are keen to open negotiations with the Italian over a longer contract that would include an increase to his current salary of £13million.
Conte – whose current contract expires at the end of the season but includes an option for the club to extend it for a year – helped lead Spurs back to the top four last year after taking charge in November.
Tottenham are reportedly in talks with Antonio Conte over a new long-term contract
The club are confident they can convince the Italian to commit to his long-term future
And despite a shaky form in recent weeks, the club are looking to reward their Italian coach with a new long-term deal in north London.
According to the athleticThe Spurs have entered into talks with their Italian coach and are confident that a deal will be struck.
Under the Italian’s leadership, Tottenham have recovered themselves in the Champions League and have also started the season well this year.
However, fans have expressed frustrations over the team’s defensive style of play in recent weeks.
They are third in the Premier League – just three points behind Manchester City – and are close to booking a spot in the Champions League round of 16, allowing them to score a result at Marseille on Tuesday.
The Italian has never led a club for more than three years, but could with Spurs
Spurs’ confidence in making a deal is admirable given the Italian’s reputation for only completing short-term contracts in his career.
He has never run a club for more than three years – which would be the case if he signed a new contract with Spurs.
The Italian’s longest tenure on a side came between 2011-2014 when he was in charge of his former playing side Juventus before eventually walking away from the role.
There were suggestions that the Italian might be interested in a return to the Old Lady, with Massimiliano Allegri’s side underperforming this year.
The Italian agreed to an 18-month contract when he first joined the club in November 2021
His impact on Spurs is clear and he has helped them to become one of the best performing teams in England again.
They maintained their pursuit of another top-four finish after scoring a dramatic 90th-minute winner against Bournemouth on Saturday.
Conte’s squad found themselves 2-0 behind the newly promoted squad before the Italian made a host of changes to make a frantic comeback at the Vitality Stadium.
They then travel to Marseille on Tuesday, where they need a result against the French team to secure their place in the next round of the Champions League.
Rodrigo Bentancur – one of Conte’s substitutes at Bournemouth – celebrates his winning goal