Coach Antonio Conte (52) has advised his employers Tottenham Hotspur to be more attentive in the transfer market in future.
“Actually, you buy players to strengthen your team,” Antonio Conte grated after the end of his first transfer period as Spurs coach – which consisted of leaving behind “mistakes made in the past”. On loan, at least for now.
Tottenham passed on record signing Tanguy Ndombelé (Olympique Lyon), Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal FC) and Bryan Gil (Valencia FC), three midfield players. A fourth went permanently to league rivals Everton in the form of Dele Alli. “In the future we have to be more attentive in the transfer market because it’s fundamental,” Conte demanded, “otherwise we will lose quality. “
What will “help the Londoners a lot” are two new midfielders, for whom no predecessor but Conte himself has now made an effort: Dejan Kulusevski (on loan) and Rodrigo Bentancur (signed permanently) come from Juventus, an ex-club of the 52-year-old.
“Now we have a more complete team than before, now we can go to work,” Conte announced with a slightly more satisfied look on his face. Whether this work also includes eradicating further mistakes of the past will be shown at the earliest in Saturday night’s FA Cup fourth round match against Brighton.
