The attractiveness of the Antonio Conte ‘project’ is set to be tested in the final days of the transfer window with Tottenham still hoping to make a number of big-money moves for players who initially may only be squad players.
At previous clubs, the Italian manager has focused on his first eleven players, building a series of teams good enough to win their respective titles.
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has persuaded Conte to build a more robust squad capable of success in the longer-term and with managing director of football Fabio Paratici he is working on improving the player pool on a one-in, one-out basis.