Antonio Conte ‘doing Spurs a favour’ – but why would he join them?

Antonio Conte led Chelsea to the Premier League title in his first season at the club in 2016-17A serial winner with Premier League success on his CV, a single-minded disciplinarian and an astute tactician. It is easy to see why Tottenham Hotspur are chasing Antonio Conte to be their new manager.

The former Chelsea and Inter Milan boss is on the verge of succeeding Nuno Espirito Santo, who was sacked by Spurs on Monday after just four fractious months in the job.

It would complete a fascinating turnaround from the summer, when the Italian spurned Spurs' advances to become their manager, paving the way for Nuno's eventual appointment.

But with an out-of-form squad, a lack of recent investment…