Tottenham: £180k-a-week star 'could walk straight into Conte's team'

Tottenham‘s Ivan Perisic could “walk straight into the team” under Antonio Conte, according to Sky Sports reporter Dharmesh Sheth.

The Croatia international became Conte’s first summer signing when he joined on a free transfer following his release from Inter Milan and Sheth reckons he’s in line for a starting place next season.

After Conte had confirmed he’ll be staying at Tottenham beyond the off-season, it was always shaping up to be an exciting transfer window for the north Londoners.

And less than five days later, Spurs were up and running in the market when it was announced that Perisic, who’s earning £180,000 per-week, would be reuniting with Conte following their time together at Inter.

Perisic has spent the majority of his career playing out wide, but the 33-year-old has developed into a left wing-back in recent years, enjoying two successful campaigns there at San Siro, one of which was under Conte.

He will be competing with Ryan Sessegnon to become first choice left wing-back next season, with Sergio Reguilon expected to leave, but Sheth reckons that the ex-Bayern Munich star is likely to be Conte’s number one.

He told GIVEMESPORT: “Some of those signings that Tottenham have made, I don’t think you would have seen at Tottenham before.

“For example, Perisic just looks like a Conte signing, very short-term, but an established player, Champions League and international credentials, so he could walk straight into that team.”

Given his experience, quality, and stature, many are likely to see Perisic as Conte’s favoured left-wing back heading into the new season.

But with less than three weeks to go until Tottenham host Southampton, it’s far from a foregone conclusion that Perisic will make his full debut on 6