Sacked Tottenham manager 'hold talks' with Italian giant to be their next boss - deal is very close

Antonio Conte is close to becoming Napoli's next manager, his first job since leaving Tottenham over a year ago. In the last 48 hours, talks between Conte and Napoli have progressed so well, LondonWorld has been told. 

Conte in recent weeks has been linked to jobs at AC Milan and Chelsea, but he is now set to move to Naples having given his blessing for talks to progress after intense interest in the last few months. 

Gian Piero Gasperini was also linked to the Napoli job but it is the 54-year-old Conte who is a priority for the job with owners determined to challenge for the Italian league next season. 

Before leaving Tottenham, Conte questioned the ambition of the chairman and called his players selfish after they threw away a two-goal lead to draw 3-3 against Southampton with just 16 minutes left in the game.

He said at the St Mary’s which turned out to be his last game in charge of the Lilywhites: "We are 11 players that go into the pitch. I see selfish players, I see players that don't want to help each other and don't put their heart [in]."

"Because they are used to it here, they are used to it. They don't play for something important, yeah.

"They don't want to play under pressure, they don't want to play under stress. It is easy in this way. Tottenham's story is this.” 

The former Spurs manager is regarded by many as one of the best tacticians in the game, having won league titles everywhere he’s been including at Chelsea and Juventus. 

Tottenham though have moved on with the appointment of Ange Postecoglou who led them to a fifth-placed finish in the league and back to Europe.