Speculations about Antonio Conte’s contractual situation at Tottenham will run and run. My prediction is that we won’t get a definitive answer from the Italian until after the end of the season.
Reflecting on the possible benefits of the January window and the influence it could have is surely a child’s dream. Yes, in a parallel universe, the Spurs could replicate the successes of last winter and bring in two players who can do a job right away and generate excitement. However, if one looks back over the past decade or more, our New Year’s business is normally unremarkable. Add to the equation that Fabio Paratici is currently operating in the shadow of legal action from the Italian courts, and things don’t get better.
Conte is far more likely to set his decision in a window that traditionally offers big budgets and the involvement of most other clubs.
The real issue, which carries more of an echo of the unstoppable force versus the immovable object; It’s where Levy’s punt-buying and trophy-winning Conte could ‘meet in the middle’, is a meeting of minds feasible? It’s clear that the likes of Djed Spence and Papa Sarr are not what Antonio wants.
Does Mother really know better, because Spurs don’t win anything, they just step on money, for ENIC?
With any luck, we are heading towards a bend or breakout moment, from which there can only be one winner. My money, my prediction, and my opinion is that Levy has no choice but to guarantee this series winner at least some of the players he needs. If our beloved president is uncompromising in this regard and refuses to back down, then the situation will break down. This means going back to the world of pain that ensued when Mourinho was sacked, for being right too.
