Antonio Conte Signs Contract as Tottenham Manager After Nuno Espirito Santo Firing

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Tottenham Hotspur announced Tuesday
it has signed Antonio Conte to a two-year contract to take over as its new manager after Nuno Espirito Santo was fired Monday after
just 17 games in charge.

Conte released a statement after
accepting the Spurs job:

“I am extremely happy to return to
coaching, and to do so at a Premier League club that has the ambition
to be a protagonist again. Tottenham Hotspur has state-of-the-art
facilities and one of the best stadiums in the world. I can’t wait to
start working to convey to the team and the fans the passion,
mentality and determination that have always distinguished me, as a
player and as a coach.

“Last summer our union did not happen
because the end of my relationship with Inter was still too recent
and emotionally too involved with the end of the season, so I felt
that it wasn’t yet the right time to return to coaching. But the
contagious enthusiasm and determination of [chairman] Daniel Levy in
wanting to entrust me with this task had already hit the mark. Now
that the opportunity has returned, I have chosen to take it with
great conviction.”

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.

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