Tottenham confident Antonio Conte will be on the touchline for Brighton clash after positive Covid test

Tottenham are confident that Antonio Conte will be on the touchline for Saturday’s home clash against Brighton.

Conte tested positive for Covid last weekend and has consequently been distancing from the Spurs squad, who have continued to train in his absence.

Tottenham expect Conte to be symptom-free by Saturday, though, and able to take charge of the team for their lunchtime clash.

The Spurs head coach is still conducting media duties this week and was due to hold his pre-match press conference on Thursday afternoon, although it will now take place online.

Tottenham have been in good form recently and sit fourth in the Premier League. Victory over Brighton would enable them to stretch their lead over fifth-placed Arsenal to six points, although their north London rivals could close the gap in their 3pm kick-off at Southampton.

Spurs, meanwhile, have announced that they will face Team K-League — a selection of the best players from South Korea’s professional league — as part of their pre-season preparations.

The game will be Tottenham’s first match of their tour of Korea and will take place on July 13.

Spurs currently have a huge supporter base in Korea, with their forward Heung-Min Son captain of the national team and one of the country’s most-loved players.

Tottenham’s game against Team K-League will be their first in the Coupang Play Series, but they are due to play a second match and the opponents for that will be announced in the coming weeks.

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