August 01, (THEWILL) – Despite having one year left on his contract, Tottenham Hotspur’s head coach, Antonio Conte, has stated that he hopes to stay at the team for a long time. He also thinks Harry Kane is “very happy” at the north London club.
In November 2021, Conte signed a contract with Tottenham that would last till 2023. But while he was rumoured to take over from Mauricio Pochettino at Paris Saint-Germain earlier this summer, the Italian often suggested, during the first few months of his employment, that he may depart quickly.
However, the Italian has now stated that he is content with his life at Spurs and would be pleased to stay working there for the remainder of his present term. Speaking after their 1-0 friendly loss against Roma, the Italian manager said: “I have to be honest. In my career the contract was never important. I didn’t need to sign contracts for one, two or three years.
“For the club it could also be a weight,” Conte said after Saturday’s 1-0 pre-season defeat to Roma. I’m happy, I’m happy. We’re working really well together. It’s not that one year on the contract more or less can change the situation. For sure we want to continue to improve, to build something important for this club.
If the idea continues to be in this way, there will be zero problems to continue my life in Tottenham because I stay well and I like this group of players and I have a good relationship with [Fabio] Paratici and with Daniel Levy. I repeat that I’m not a coach who needs to sign a contract for money. I don’t need that. In this moment I don’t need this. I need to have enthusiasm and the passion for this role.”
Jude Obafemi is a versatile senior Correspondent at THEWILL Newspapers, excelling in sourcing, researching, and delivering sports news stories for both print and digital publications.
