Official: Tottenham Hotspur Part Ways With Nuno Espírito Santo As Talks Advance With Antonio Conte

Written By Jacobs Dunga

After losing four of the last six Premier League games and sitting a distant eighth on the log after ten games played, Spurs have officially sacked Nuno Espírito Santo.

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Nuno Espírito Santo has lost his job as Tottenham Hotspur manager after failing to improve the club since arriving from Wolverhampton Wanderers in June 2021.

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The Portuguese oversaw seventeen games during his short spell at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium. He won eight of those matches, drew two and lost the other seven.

After a board meeting involving Daniel Levy and Fabio Paratici where it was revealed Nuno was never Spurs’ first choice, the club following the embarrassing loss to Manchester United which came as the final straw to Santo’s disappointing time in charge, Tottenham have released an official statement confirming his dismissal.

“The club can today announce that Nuno Espirito Santo and his coaching staff Ian Cathro, Rui Barbosa and Antonio Dias have been relieved of their duties.

“A further coaching update will follow in due course.”

Spurs are eighth on the log which is a far cry from the standard expected of a club of Tottenham’s status. Twenty goals were scored under the former Porto manager while they leaked twenty three in return for a return of minus one under his tutelage.

Tottenham are also a disappointing third in their Europa Conference League table with just four points from a possible nine and are already out of the Carabao cup at this early stage of the season.

A section of the Tottenham fans booed Nuno’s decision to replace Lucas Moura with Steven Bergwijn in the loss to Manchester United while others chanted “we want Levy out.”

Fabio Paratici, Managing Director, Football, said: “I know how much Nuno and his coaching staff wanted to succeed and I regret that we have had to take this decision.

“Nuno is a true gentleman and will always be welcome here. We should like to thank him and his coaching staff and wish them well for the future.”

Meanwhile…

After announcing the departure of Nuno Espírito Santo, Spurs have immediately started the hunt for a new manager and have reportedly been in contact with former Inter Milan boss, Antonio Conte.

Italian journalist, Nicolo Schira is reporting that Paratici has offered a three-year contract to Conte who reportedly held talks with Manchester United last week before it emerged that the United board have afforded Ole Gunnar Solskjaer more time on the bench.

Fabio Paratici knows Conte well after the pair worked together for three years at Juventus ad would do everything to bring the Italian to the Tottenham Hotspur stadium.

“Fabio #Paratici’s first choice to replace #EspiritoSanto is still Antonio #Conte. They worked together at Juventus and have a good relationship. Paratici is pushing to try to convince Conte (who talked with #ManchesterUnited last week) to sign for #THFC. Offered 3-years contract.” Read the tweet on Schira’s official Twitter handle.

A decision is expected to be reached in the next few days on who the replacement for Nuno would be.

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