Antonio Conte, the manager of Tottenham, has acknowledged that he might be fired before ever having the chance to decide on his future with the team.
Although Spurs have the option to extend Conte’s contract by another year, 90min reports there is a mutual understanding that a breakup would be best for all parties. Conte’s contract expires in the summer.
Conte said that he might not even make it to the end of the season after Wednesday’s Champions League exit at the hands of AC Milan.
“My contract expires in June. We will see – they might sack me even before the end of the season, who knows, maybe they are disappointed,” he confessed.
Conte added: “This is not the right day to speak about my future. I have a contract with Tottenham and Tottenham know very well my thoughts. At the end of the season we meet and then make a decision.
“The situation is really clear. It’s one year and two months since I started, I always say the same thing, we need time and patience. At this moment we don’t have a solid foundation to be competitive and win. We try to work and get the right players to get the right foundation and try to find the solution in the transfer market for the right team.
“I have a great relationship with the chairman. I have a contract until June, I’m ready to work at Tottenham. At the end there will be a decision.
“I’m really sorry for the fans. We cannot invent the win or wait for a miracle one day for a trophy. You have to build and have patience. I understand the fans don’t have patience because for a long time Tottenham have not been winning. What I can promise is my team will work really hard for this club and try to improve.”
If Conte does leave the team, 90min claims that former Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino would be interested in returning to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
