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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Louise Taylor

Antonio Conte told by Tottenham to stop speaking to Italian media

Tottenham’s manager Antonio Conte during last Sunday’s defeat by Wolves.
Tottenham’s manager Antonio Conte during last Sunday’s defeat by Wolves. Photograph: Javier García/Rex/Shutterstock

Antonio Conte has said he is happy to speak directly to his chairman, Daniel Levy, about any contentious issues at Tottenham after the club barred him from conducting interviews with the Italian media.

During an interview with Sky Sport Italia this week Tottenham’s politically astute Italian manager appeared to suggest his squad had been “weakened” by the board’s decision to allow four “important” players to leave during January while recruiting only two replacements and said the club’s transfer policy would slow the rate at which he can make the team competitive.

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