Tottenham Set to Appoint Antonio Conte as the New Manager

Chairman Daniel Levy and managing director Fabio Paratici held talks with the Italian on Monday following Nuno Espirito Santo's sacking after four months in charge.

While an agreement is yet to be signed, no issues remain and Conte, 52, is expected to take training later.

The Italian left Inter Milan in May just weeks after winning Serie A. He won the Premier League and FA Cup at Chelsea but was sacked in July 2018 after a disappointing second year in charge.

The former midfielder also managed Juventus from 2011-14, winning three Serie A titles, and took charge of the Italian national team from 2014-16.

Conte spoke to Tottenham on a number of occasions in the summer as the club looked for a replacement for Jose Mourinho.

However, no agreement could be reached at that stage and, after a difficult and lengthy search; the club went instead for Nuno.

That move proved to be disastrous and was terminated after just 17 games in a brief announcement from the club in the wake of Saturday's 3-0 home defeat by Manchester United.

Tottenham accepts Conte's demanding style but Paratici, in particular, feels his fellow Italian is exactly what the club needs to drive them forward.

The pair worked together at Juventus and Paratici is understood to have driven the process to bring Conte to Tottenham after talks in the summer failed to reach a positive conclusion.