The Italian departs after spending just 16 months in the North London hotseat, having replaced Nuno Espirito Santo in November 2021.
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The Italian was confirmed as Nuno Espirito Santo’s replacement last week after the former Wolves boss was sacked following a dismal start to the season.
As MailOnline exclusively revealed yesterday morning, Nuno Espirito Santo was axed as Spurs head coach, the club confirming the Portuguese’s departure just before 10am.
52-year-old Conte last coached Inter Milan.
The Lilywhites relieved Nuno Espirito Santo of his duties on Monday morning following the weekend’s 3-0 defeat to Manchester United – his ninth defeat from 17 games in charge.
Nuno Espirito Santo was only appointed as manager in June, when he signed a two-year deal with the club.
The Red Devils suffered a 5-0 home loss to their bitter rivals in the Premier League last Sunday, while Spurs were also beaten on the same afternoon, going down 1-0 at the home of West Ham United.
Nuno’s side had lost their last three Premier League games and were wobbling again when Ollie Watkins cancelled out Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg’s opener.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s side were blown away 3-1 by Arsenal in the most recent North London derby, while Dean Smith’s side claimed a famous 1-0 win at Old Trafford.
The hosts played out a 2-2 draw with Rennes in the Europa Conference League in midweek, whereas Chelsea started their Champions League defence with a 1-0 success over Zenit St Petersburg.
Spurs were held 2-2 by the French side as Loic Bade’s own goal and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg’s strike were cancelled out by Flavian Tait and Gaetan Laborde
Santo’s side prevailed 1-0 against Watford before the international break, while Palace rescued a point in a draw with West Ham United
Son has started the season in brilliant form for Tottenham, scoring the winning goals in their August victories against Man City and Watford
The England midfielder won the spot kick after going over Jose Sa’s legs but it seemed harsh on the hosts. All the talk before the match surrounded Kane and Nuno Espirito Santo opted to start him on the bench. Spurs were unchanged from the side that beat Manchester City last weekend.
Spurs opened their campaign with an impressive 1-0 victory over the champions Manchester City last weekend, while Wolves began life under new head coach Bruno Lage with a 1-0 loss at Leicester City.
Man City will be looking to defend the title that they reclaimed last term, while Spurs will be aiming to push closer to the top four in 2021-22, having finished a disappointing seventh in the top flight last season.
While Brendan Rodgers is gearing up for his third full season in charge of the Foxes, a new name will aim to restore Wolves back to their short-lived European days.
The Premier League club confirmed the deal, which Roma stated to be for an initial £9.8 million on Tuesday evening.
Kane, who is valued at over 100 million pounds ($138.26 million, about N69 billion), is currently at the European Championship with England.
Wolves know that a win today would guarantee 12th position in the Premier League table, while Man United will end the 2020-21 campaign in second spot regardless of the result at Molineux.