Antonio Conte impressed with Dejan Kulusevski’s start to Tottenham career

Tottenham boss Antonio Conte is excited about the potential of Dejan Kulusevski after the Sweden international continued his strong start to life at the club.

The 21-year-old was a January deadline day arrival from Juventus and has hit the ground running, notching a fifth assist during the 5-1 rout of Newcastle.

He has also scored twice in that time and is forming a deadly partnership with Harry Kane and Son Heung-min, with the trio having a combined total of 27 goal contributions in the last eight Premier League games.

Conte, who tried to sign the winger when he was in charge of Inter Milan, believes he is a big player for now and the future.

“We are talking about a player that I know very well, because he played in Italy,” he said. “He started to play with Atalanta, then Atalanta brought (sent) him on loan to Parma, and he played in Serie A. And he played in a fantastic way.

“When I was coach of Inter, I tried to ask him, but then Juventus moved before. Maybe they put more money than us at the time, and then they bought this player.

“We are talking about a player who is only 21 years old. And he has to continue to play this way. Because he’s strong physically, big engine, he’s good technically.

A team goal.