According to Sky Sport Italia, Antonio Conte could be convinced to take the Tottenham Hotspur job if the club promises big investments in the January transfer market, with Manchester United also in the running.
Sportitalia transfer expert Alfredo Pedullà reported late Saturday night that Tottenham had been in contact with Conte to discuss replacing Nuno Espirito Santo after the 3-0 defeat to Manchester United.
They had already been in talks with Conte over the summer, before hiring Nuno, but could not agree terms or the project in place.
Now some months later, Spurs chairman Daniel Levy has seemingly changed his mind and is prepared to make the necessary investments from January.
According to Sky Sport Italia pundit Gianluca Di Marzio, the promise may well be enough to convince Conte that this is a job worth accepting.
There would have to be a multi-season contract and guarantees on investment for a genuine project.
The former Inter boss usually shuns mid-season roles, but had already accepted the idea of taking over from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Manchester United this week.
The Old Trafford giants decided to give Solskjaer another three games to save his job, keeping Conte on standby, but Tottenham have now dived in with a proposal of their own.
Conte already worked with Tottenham director Fabio Paratici at Juventus.
Pedulla’ maintains Paratici is pushing hard and hopes to have a deal done by Tuesday, before Manchester United’s Champions League clash with Atalanta.