Antonio Conte has suggested that the World Cup this winter has only increased the need for clubs like Tottenham to up their activity in the transfer market.
The World Cup is taking place for the first time in November and December this year in Qatar and staging it then means the Premier League season will be split into two sections. Spurs' last league game ahead of the tournament will be on November 12 at home against Leeds before returning to action more than a month later on December 26 at Brentford, with potential Carabao Cup fourth round fixtures played the preceding week.
Ahead of the north London club's league season beginning on Saturday against Southampton at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Conte was asked whether the unusual nature of this split campaign could provide an opportunity for Spurs to take advantage of others' problems.
