On the face of it, Antonio Conte and Daniel Levy hardly seem a match made in heaven.
Italian whirlwind Conte all fire and Latin passion. Poker-faced Levy the toughest of football negotiators with a reputation for keeping a vice-like grip on the purse-strings. But if the duo work in tandem this summer there might be fewer frustrating days like this at the new White Hart Lane after a brilliant win for bubbly Brighton.
However it pans out, something's got to give before next season if Tottenham truly want to try and bridge the gap to Manchester City and Liverpool. Conte won't duck out of walking away from Spurs if he feels his ambitions aren't being matched by Levy – just ask Inter Milan president Steven Zhang.
