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Aaron Catterson-Reid

Daniel Levy sent major Antonio Conte warning amid Adama Traore transfer links

Micah Richards has urged Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy to back Antonio Conte in the transfer market.

Spurs currently sit fifth in the Premier League standings, one point behind West Ham United in fourth but have played three fewer games than their London rivals.

Still, Conte has continuously reiterated that his squad needs reinforcements and Wolves winger Adama Traore has been heavily linked with a move to N17 in recent times.

football.london understands that talks have been continuing between the two clubs with the small gap in valuation narrowing but they are still yet to reach the final stages of the transfer for the Spanish international.

Now, former Manchester City and England defender Richards has urged the Lillywhites to give Conte whatever he wants considering the Italian's tactical prowess.

Writing in his column for The Daily Mail, he said: "Perhaps it is a stretch to see Tottenham challenging for the Premier League anytime soon but Conte has won titles with Bari, Juventus, Chelsea and Inter Milan and he didn’t accept Daniel Levy’s offer to succeed Nuno Espirito Santo to waste time.

"Conte wants to be competitive, to cause problems for Pep Guardiola, Jurgen Klopp and Thomas Tuchel. That is why it would be crazy if Levy didn’t give him the proper backing to get Tottenham motoring forward again, as was the case under Mauricio Pochettino."

Richards added: "To enhance their prospects, however, the right additions this month would be an enormous advantage. Conte has a pull and Spurs must capitalise on that, in the same way Steven Gerrard was able to attract Philippe Coutinho to Aston Villa. That was a club backing their manager.

"Tottenham must maintain it — and to do that, it means giving Conte the opportunity to really enhance this squad. He is the best possible manager they could have wished for at this time. They cannot waste this chance."

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