Speculation surrounding Antonio Conte’s future as Tottenham manager went up a notch on Wednesday evening after his side were dumped out of the Champions League at the round-of-16 stage. AC Milan progressed to the quarter-finals at the expense of the north London outfit after scoring the only goal of the tie in the first-leg at the San Siro.
A lacklustre goalless draw in front of their home support was met with a chorus of boos at the final whistle, before sections of the fanbase began chanting the name of former manager Mauricio Pochettino. The Argentine remains the last Spurs boss to have won a Champions League knockout match, famously doing so against Ajax in 2019.
Asked about his future after the loss, Conte said: “This is not right day to speak about future but my future, I have a contract with Tottenham and then Tottenham know very well which is my thoughts and at the end of season we will meet and then we'll make a decision.” On BT Sport, pundits Rio Ferdinand and Glenn Hoddle were in agreement regarding whether the Italian should leave now or when his deal is up in the summer.
