Conte willing to consider extending Tottenham contract if club show ‘vision’

Antonio Conte has suggested he would be open to extending his contract at Tottenham if the club can show “good vision” and make “big, big improvements”.

The manager sparked fears he could be ready to quit after the 1-0 defeat at Burnley on 23 February, saying he could not go on like this and questioning whether he was the person to improve the situation.

Conte is nothing if not emotional and, reflecting on the period since the winter break at the end of January – one defined by soaring highs and crushing lows – he said that the team had got better.

The January transfer window, when the club added the midfielders Rodrigo Bentancur and Dejan Kulusevski, was a step in the right direction and Conte is determined to build on it with further additions in the summer. Before then, he also wants to develop his working relationship with the club.

Conte joined last November on a contract until June 2023. There is the option to extend and he was asked whether he may do so as it would show his commitment to everybody, including prospective signings.

“In this moment there is only one truth and [it is] I am committed with this club for another year,” Conte said. “The club wanted this situation and I accepted because it was good to know each other [first]. After four and a half months, the club understood my way to work and I understood the club. We now have three months to the end of the season to continue to improve this knowledge of each other and then to find the best solution for both.

“I am enjoying to work for this club. My ambition is to fight to be competitive, to fight to win. I know my soul, my heart and my mind wants this. I hope that we can match these two situations.

“It will be very important to have a good vision. In