While negotiations are continuing, it’s reported both Antonio Conte and Fabio Paratici are a long way off agreeing contracts with Tottenham Hotspur.
The Premier League club is eager to reunite the pair, who had worked together at Juventus.
However, while Tuttomercatoweb maintain talks are progressing rapidly, other Italian sources suggest it is by no means guaranteed to go through.
Sky Sport Italia and the Corriere di Torino maintain Conte is asking for €3m more per season than Spurs are offering to him.
That is a big gap to resolve, not to mention that Conte left Inter precisely because he was unhappy at the lack of investment they would be able to guarantee on the transfer market.
The situation he’ll encounter in London is unlikely to be much better.
Former Juventus director Paratici is also said to be unsure of the idea of taking on the Tottenham job, having taken a few days to consider the proposal.
A decision is expected from both men by Monday at the latest.