When Tottenham Hotspur decided to sack Nuno Espírito Santo and hire Antonio Conte, the north London club brought in a proven winner to head the project. The Italian tactician has won the Premier League and Serie A, so they hired a manager who has been to the mountain top.
Inter Milan defender Stefan de Vrij spoke to DAZN (via Football Italia), where he had high praise for Conte to let Tottenham and the club’s supporters know what type of manager they have at the helm.
“Simone Inzaghi and Conte are two important coaches because they’ve won,” De Vrij said. “I had already worked with Inzaghi at Lazio; Conte has had a great career because he’s always won.”
“We won the title under Conte, and you can see it now. Inzaghi has been working on a solid base and is doing an important season now.”
Since the arrival of Conte, there have been reports of de Vrij possibly going to Tottenham. Still, the rumor was turned down by Italian football journalist Gianluca Di Marzio (via The Express), who stated that the 29-year-old isn’t on Spurs radar.
The Premier League side wants younger talent to their project around, which explains the reason for their summer purchases. All the players they added are 26 and younger, with some barely tapping into their potential, which they hope Conte can get out of them.