Antonio Conte makes promise to Tottenham squad if they beat Chelsea

Antonio Conte has given his Tottenham players added incentive to beat Chelsea this weekend by promising them extra time off next week as a reward, according to reports.

The north Londoners are unbeaten in their first nine Premier League matches under the Italian coach, though they lost to Chelsea in both legs of their Carabao Cup semi-final with an aggregate score of 3-0.

Sunday’s latest trip presents a huge opportunity for Spurs, though, who would move five points behind the Blues with four games in hand if they win, dragging Thomas Tuchel’s side into the top-four race.

If that was not motivation enough, football.london are reporting that Conte has told the squad they can earn extra days off if they get a positive result at Stamford Bridge.

Only a handful of Tottenham’s squad will be involved in next week’s international break and the ex-Chelsea and Inter boss had been expected to use the time to work the remaining players hard on the training pitches.

But, after a very busy run of games over the festive period, Conte is willing to let the players have some time off if they deliver on Sunday.

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He made the same pledge before the team took on Leicester City, with Spurs pulling off one of the most remarkable comebacks in Premier League history to claim all three points at the King Power Stadium.

Tottenham had dominated much of the contest but found themselves 2-1 down until substitute Steven Bergwijn netted an improbable stoppage-time brace to spark wild scenes of celebration.

As a result of Bergwijn’s late heroics, Conte will reward the players with some