Over the summer, Antonio Conte departed Inter Milan following issues with the Italian club’s direction after their Serie A title. This summer, they offloaded players like Romelu Lukaku and Achraf Hakimi, which didn’t sit well with the 52-year-old.
For the summer months, Conte was unemployed, so any club had the chance of scooping him up, including Manchester United. However, The Red Devils stood by former manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær. Nonetheless, for Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp, it was a terrible decision.
‘Why they didn’t get Antonio Conte when they could have done. They need someone like him,” Redknapp said on Sky Sports (via Daily Mail). “If you’re only there until the end of the season, you’re in there naked. The way [Ralf Rangnick] is going now; he won’t get another two years.”
“If he wants to be there long-term, he’s got a lot of decisions to make. There are a lot of players that he’s trying to shoehorn into the team.”
When Tottenham Hotspur decided to sack Nuno Espírito Santo, the north London club swooped in and appointed Conte as their manager. Thus far, the hiring has been paying off despite the Italian tactician not having a transfer window to mold the squad into his vision.
With the January transfer window open, Conte can further improve Tottenham as they sit two points out of the top four with two games in hand on Arsenal, who occupies fourth place in the standings.