Tottenham Appoints Antonio Conte As New Manager.

Antonio Conte has been appointed as the new manager of Tottenham Hotspur following the sack of Nuno's Espirito Santp on Monday afternoon.

Nuno was relieved of his duties after less than five months at the club, with Saturday's 3-0 defeat by Manchester United his final game in charge.

It was Spurs' fifth Premier League loss in seven games which left them ninth in the league standings, 10 points behind leaders Chelsea.

After a successful talk with the club's board in London on Monday, Antonio Conte signed an 18-months deal at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with an option to extend .

The former Chelsea boss, who guided the Blues to the 2016-17 Premier League title and the FA Cup the following season, has taken up his first managerial post since leaving Inter Milan, with whom he won last season's Serie A title.

He left the Italian club after a dispute with the club's hierarchy after they proposed he reduces his squad by selling most of the top players.

Conte had joined Inter after leaving Chelsea, where he became one of just four managers to win the Premier League in his first season in English football. Despite winning the FA Cup in his second season at Stamford Bridge, the former Italy boss was dismissed after a fifth-placed league finish.

According to Sky, Conte's record of 51 victories from 76 games gives him the second-highest win rate of coaches who have taken charge of at least 50 Premier League games, trailing only Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola.

Conte's appointment sees him reunited with Spurs managing director of football Fabio Paratici, who joined the club in the summer after 11 years in a similar role at Juventus.

The 57-year-old departed Inter by mutual consent in May this year, just three weeks after leading the club to a first Serie A title in 11 years, adding to the three Italian league titles he claimed with Juventus between 2011 and 2014.

Speaking on the appointment, Conte told Tottenham's website: 

"I am extremely happy to return to coaching, and to do so at a Premier League club that has the ambition to be a protagonist again.

"I can't wait to start working to convey to the team and the fans the passion, mentality and determination that have always distinguished me, as a player and as a coach.

"Last summer our union did not happen because the end of my relationship with Inter was still too recent and emotionally too involved with the end of the season, so I felt that it wasn't yet the right time to return to coaching.

"But the contagious enthusiasm and determination of Daniel Levy in wanting to entrust me with this task had already hit the mark. Now that the opportunity has returned, I have chosen to take it with great conviction."

The managing director of football at the club Paratici also added: "We are delighted to welcome Antonio to the club. His track record speaks for itself, with vast experience and trophies in both Italy and England.

"I know first-hand the qualities Antonio can bring to us, having worked with him at Juventus, and look forward to seeing his work with our talented group of players."

The club added that further news on Conte's coaching staff would "follow in due course".