Managing director Fabio Paratici has claimed Tottenham Hotspur have appointed ‘one of the best coaches in the world’ and said Antonio Conte will bring ‘passion and knowledge’ to the club.
Conte was officially announced as the new Spurs coach yesterday and spoke about the new job with the club’s official channel earlier today.
The former Inter coach has replaced Nuno Espirito Santo at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and Paratici stressed he knows Conte well from their time together at Juventus.
“I worked with Antonio before,” Paratici said at a press conference. “I know him very well, he’s a hard worker. A lot of passion and knowledge, one of the best coaches in the world. We have to work hard and be committed.
Paratici was asked if Conte has been given a budget for the transfer market in January, but the director claimed he has not discussed any potential arrivals with the Italian.
“We don’t speak about players until now,” he said. “Not at all. We trust in our players. We are focused to be better and like a team.
“We have to be focused on our team. I think the team is competitive. We have very good players so we don’t speak about players now. Not the right time.”
Romelu Lukaku excelled under the Italian tactician and Paratici was asked if he believes Conte will get the best out of Harry Kane.
“We try to do the best for this club every day. It’s not just about Harry but everyone else,” he said.
“This club supports everybody, not just the coach. We have to work, to be focus, be committed to be involved with this project. This is what we can do, we have to do. I think we can do the best.”