Antonio Conte can repeat Cesc Fabregas trick with Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg after transfer window

Antonio Conte will be hoping for a busy first summer at Tottenham, as the opening of the transfer window looms. The Italian is thought to want at least six new arrivals in N17 over the next few months and two deals already look close.

Fraser Forster and Ivan Perisic are the two names on the radar for Spurs currently, with the former having his medical last week and the Croatian set to have his medical at Hotpsur Way on Monday. This will get Tottenham's transfer window off to a flying start, as the process of trying to strengthen Conte's squad ahead of next season begins.

Although new arrivals will help improve the quality the Italian has on the pitch and also help to solve the Lilywhites' squad depth issue, it is likely to result in some current regular starters being side-lined. This could include someone like Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, who may find himself in a similar situation to Cesc Fabregas.

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Fabregas made just under 200 appearances for Chelsea, in his five years at the club, scoring 22 goals and registering 57 assists. The season before Conte became the Blues manager, the 35-year-old made 37 Premier League features, starting in 33 of those matches.

The Italian's first season in West London saw this number drop down to 29 appearances but just 13 starts, although Fabregas was injured for some of the season. This was partly due to N'Golo Kante's arrival and Conte's change in formation at Chelsea.

The central midfielder found himself being rotated with the French international and Nemanja Matic, in Conte's 3-5-2/3-4-3 set-up. Although this meant Fabregas was sidelined more than he would've liked to have been, he earned praise