Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte has firmly rejected the idea that Manchester United and Chelsea are currently in transition.
The Italian spoke to the media ahead of his team’s crucial Champions League clash against Sporting Lisbon.
He made his comments after being asked if Tottenham have an advantage over rivals United and Chelsea, having been at the north London club longer than Erik ten Hag and Graham Potter respectively.
On this, Conte replied: “If Chelsea is in transition after winning the Champions League two years ago and last season they won the World Cup, United finished second two years ago.”
“If these clubs that can invest a lot of money are in transition, I don’t know who are the contenders for the title. In November, we were ninth”.
“We were playing Conference League, and do you think United and Chelsea are in transition? With Ronaldo, Varane, Sancho, in transition? I hope to be transitioning like this.”
Tottenham currently sit third in the league table, with Newcastle, Chelsea and United just below them.
The Lily Whites are just three points above United and have played one more game. In their most recent meeting, last week, Ten Hag’s men convincingly beat Conte’s men by two goals.
United’s superiority in the game led Conte to admit that the 20-time English champions were on another level compared to Tottenham.
While there are those who will no doubt agree with the 53-year-old that United are not in transition and should offer more, there are plenty of others who will counter this argument.
There are still big holes in the team that urgently need to be addressed.
Multiple outputs are also required, something that will allow Ten Hag to mold and shape the team in his image.
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