- Tottenham have confirmed Antonio Conte's appointment as their new boss
- The Italian has signed a deal till 2023 with an choice to increase his contract
- Conte had been linked with the Manchester United job in current weeks with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer below strain
- The 52-year-old has additionally defined why he snubbed Tottenham in the summertime
Antonio Conte has been confirmed as the brand new Tottenham supervisor.
As MailOnline solely revealed yesterday morning, Nuno Esposito Santo was axed as Spurs head coach, the membership confirming the Portuguese's departure simply earlier than 10am.
The membership's more and more influential director of soccer Fabio Paratici moved shortly to establish Nuno's substitute, with Conte signing a deal till 2023 with an choice to increase. He has already met the gamers as consideration swiftly turns to Thursday's Europa Convention League conflict with Vitesse.
Conte mentioned: 'I'm extraordinarily joyful to return to teaching, and to take action at a Premier League membership that has the ambition to be a protagonist once more.
'Tottenham Hotspur has state-of-the-art amenities and among the finest stadiums on the earth. I can not wait to start out working to convey to the workforce and the followers the eagerness, mentality and dedication which have all the time distinguished me, as a participant and as a coach.
'Final summer time our union didn't occur as a result of the tip of my relationship with Inter was nonetheless too current and emotionally too concerned with the tip of the season, so I felt that it wasn't but the best time to return to teaching.
'However the contagious enthusiasm and dedication of Daniel Levy in eager to entrust me with this job had already hit the mark. Now that the chance has returned, I've chosen to take it with nice conviction.'
It's understood Conte, who has a long-term relationship with Paratici, has agreed a contract with a pro-rata wage of round £13million.
However Tottenham inadvertently introduced Conte's arrival early, with a submit going up saying 'Welcome to Tottenham Hotspur, Antonio Conte' on Twitter's promoting platforms. It confirmed Conte posing with the membership's dwelling shirt.
The submit was swiftly deleted earlier than Spurs then formally confirmed their new supervisor round noon.
There was rising optimism at Tottenham on Monday afternoon that Conte can be their subsequent supervisor, with one well-placed supply insisting the deal was nearly as good as achieved.
Certainly, gamers had been advised to count on the brand new supervisor to be in situ to take this morning's coaching session on the membership's Enfield HQ.
And his arrival was rubber-stamped late on Monday night time.
Conte got here near becoming a member of Spurs in the summertime however ultimately determined in opposition to taking the function amid considerations over the membership's ambition.
Conte's appointment can be seen as a significant victory for the membership given his standing as one of many planet's main coaches.
He has been closely linked with changing under-fire Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Manchester United.
Tottenham fixtures
Premier League except said
Thursday Vitesse (H)
Europa Convention League
Sunday Everton (A)
November 21 Leeds United (H)
November 25 Mura (A)
Europa Convention League
November 28 Burnley (A)
December 2 Brentford (H)
And the 52-year-old's observe file of confirmed success will come as a motive for enormous optimism for supporters, who've grown fed-up on the course the membership is headed.
Sportsmail reported on Sunday how Nuno was on the point of the sack following the disastrous defeat and efficiency in the course of the 3-0 loss to United on Saturday, the sport that sealed his destiny.
Sportsmail understands Nuno arrived on the membership's Enfield coaching floor yesterday morning as regular solely to learn of the membership's choice to take away him.
Nuno is known to have earned within the area of £3million a yr at Spurs and is now due compensation, however he's anticipated to be positioned on gardening go away till he finds a brand new job.
Paratici mentioned: 'I understand how a lot Nuno and his teaching workers needed to succeed and I remorse that now we have needed to take this choice.
'Nuno is a real gentleman and can all the time be welcome right here.
'We wish to thank him and his teaching workers and want them effectively for the longer term.'
