Antonio Conte blasts Tottenham for ‘weakened’ squad
Antonio Conte on Wednesday blasted Tottenham’s transfer activities in January, saying that his team has been left “weakened”.
Antonio Conte wasn’t happy with Tottenham’s January transfer window 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/sHBLo4L0u1
— B/R Football (@brfootball) February 16, 2022
Spurs sent Tanguy Ndombele back to Lyon, Giovani Lo Celso and Bryan Gil moved to Valencia and Villarreal respectively, while Jack Clarke went on loan to Sunderland and Dele Alli signed for Everton.
Meanwhile they brought in Rodrigo Bentancur and Dejan Kulusevski from Juventus, two players who had failed to impress in Turin.
“Rather than reinforce the squad, we on paper weakened it. Bentancur and Kulusevski are ideal prospects for Tottenham, because Tottenham are seeking young players they can develop and grow, not players who are ready. That is the issue,” Conte said in an interview with Sky Sport Italia.
Antonio Conte to Sky: “Four important players left in January, two have arrived… so even numerically instead of strengthening you may have, on paper, weakened”. ⚪️🚨 #THFC
Tottenham are seeking young players they can develop, not players who are ready. That’s the point”. pic.twitter.com/55lgp99VVB
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) February 16, 2022
“This is the vision and the philosophy of the club.
“It is inevitable that if you want to grow quicker and if you want to be competitive more quickly, you need players with a lot of experience, because they also raise the experience level of the team as a whole.”
🚨 NEW: Antonio Conte believes #thfc face a very difficult task in finishing in the top four this season. | @beINSPORTS_EN pic.twitter.com/bzWibDpedy
— Daily Hotspur (@Daily_Hotspur) February 16, 2022
Tottenham are currently eighth in the Premier League, seven points off the Champions League spots.