Antonio Conte agrees to stay as Spurs manager after crunch meeting

[mawspurs]

Antonio Conte has agreed to stay as Tottenham’s manager after a meeting on Friday in Turin with Fabio Paratici, the managing director of football. Conte has a contract to the end of next season, with an option to extend, but wanted to ensure his and the club’s ambitions were aligned before he committed to continuing.

Source: Guardian

 

[beuller]

This is going to be a fascinating summer. I am probably falling into its the hope that kills you cliche but.... 5 decent signings and a full pre season could be 20 additional points with this manager.

 

[GetKaned]

This is going to be a fascinating summer. I am probably falling into its the hope that kills you cliche but.... 5 decent signings and a full pre season could be 20 additional points with this manager.

Lets say 20 additional points will be 6 wins and 2 draws.

Last season we lost to these clubs and potential points gain this season are

Palace (A) - 3 points
Arsenal (A) - 1 point
Brighton (H) - 3 point
Man United (H & A) - 2 points
Burnley (A) - 3 points (Instead of Burnley one of the newly promoted)
Southampton (H) - 3 points
Wolves (H) - 3 points

And drew against

Brentford (A) - 2 points
Southampton (A) - 2 points
Everton (A) - 2 points

Thats 24 points in potential gain. And I have fully avoided losses against Chelsea and West Ham and only given conservative estimates against Arsenal and Man United. Now we could arguably lose at Liverpool and City but that again is a 4 point net loss which converts into net 20 points gain.


So yes. The math checks out

 

[DSpurs]

That article says "Conte has a contract to the end of next season, with an option to extend". Maybe just me, but I hadn't realised there was an option for another year. Depending on who can exercise the option that is quite reassuring. Some saying in the ITK thread that it's a concern it's only a year may be reassured.

 

[Henry Percy]

First time I've heard about the option. What difference does it make, there's no way Spurs are triggering that option unless he wants to stay.

I would have preferred he commit to the club with at least a new 2 year contract, to give more certainty but hopefully we do enough in the transfer and on the pitch next season he won't want to leave.

 

[Jules77]

The option isn’t talked about much as it doesn’t fit the journalistic narrative that he’s only going to be with spurs for the next week. Ally Gold and other “fan journalists’ talk about it openly.

 

[atoubasrightfoot]

Charlie Eccleshare mentioned the clause on his Pod from the Athletic. Both parties have to agree the extension for it to be triggered which sounds obvious but I guess it is a useful break clause for both parties.

 

[JCRD]

You can blame the media for the repeated questions and articles about Conte going or staying but Conte hasnt also exactly answered in a way that shows commitment. Talking about 'finding a solution' etc etc etc.

I thought he would go at the end of the season but that was around the Burnley game - things have changed and Enic have shown intent.

But I also said that the media attentiona round his future will continue unless its like a five year contract