Levy has replacement lined up should Conte quit Tottenham – report

According to reports, former boss Mauricio Pochettino is Daniel Levy’s top target to replace Antonio Conte should the Italian quit Tottenham.

Conte joined Tottenham in November last year and is under contract until June 2023, but his future in north London is already uncertain.

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On Friday, the 52-year-old confirmed that Tottenham have banned him from speaking to Italian media after a controversial interview emerged this week.

During the interview, the Italian manager suggested that his Spurs team was “weakened” during the January transfer window.

Dejan Kulusevski and Rodrigo Bentancur joined Tottenham on deadline day from Juventus. They also targeted Adama Traore but the Wolves winger ended up returning to Barcelona.

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Also on deadline day, Dele Alli, Tanguy Ndombele, Bryan Gil and Giovani Lo Celso left Spurs.

Conte explained that he feels that Tottenham are weaker “numerically” but “more complete” as a squad.

◉ Most points won in a top-five European league season: Antonio Conte's 2013/14 Juventus

◉ Most points won in an English top-flight league season: Pep Guardiola's 2017/18 Man City

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