Tottenham Hotspur and manager Antonio Conte called it quits on Sunday night with Spurs’ season unravelling.
Conte and club parted ways “mutual agreement” seven days after the Italian’s extraordinary attack on his players and the club culture following 15-year trophy droogte.
With Spurs crashing out of the Champions League and the FA Cup last month, Conte labelled his players as “selfish” following a 2-2 Premier League draw with bottom club Southampton.
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He added: “They are used to it here. They don't play for something important. Tottenham's story is this.”
Cristian Stellini will take the team as Acting Head Coach for the remainder of the season, along with Ryan Mason as Assistant Head Coach as Spurs look to hang on to their top-four spot in the Premier League.
Their first assignment is an away trip to Everton on Monday.
Club chairman Daniel Levy says in a statement: “We have 10 Premier League games remaining and we have a fight on our hands for a Champions League place.
“We all need to pull together.”
Despite Spurs’ short-term aims, reports in the UK claim that they are keen to lure former Bayern Munich boss Julian Nagelsmann to north London after he was replaced by ex-Chelsea chief Thomas Tuchel in freaky scenario last Friday.
They do face stiff competition from Real Madrid, though, with Brazil’s FA keen to lure Los Blancos mentor Carlo Ancelotti to South America.