Conte Plots Long-Term Tottenham Stay
Antonio Conte has given the clearest indication that he wants to remain at Tottenham Hotspurs for a long time.
The 52-year-old Italian was appointed Tottenham boss in November 2021 to replace Nuno Esperito Santo at the helm.
Conte helped Spurs recover from a stuttering start to the season to nick the final Champions League spot with a fourth place finish ahead of Arsenal.
The former Chelsea and Juventus manager has reinforced his squad this summer with the likes of Richarlison, Yves Bissouma and Ivan Perisic.
Conte has a contract that runs until next summer but he has indicated he wants to remain in charge for much longer and build the club to become a force at home and abroad.
He said ahead of Spurs' final pre-season game against Roma on Saturday: "As I've said before, our project, our plan is to try to become competitive, more than the past.
"But you know very well that in football you build something important in one day, one month, one year you have to go step by step and try to increase the quality, increase the number of players in your squad.
"Don't forget that when a team stays in the top four and plays European games you need to face four competitions in the best possible way.
"To do this you need a good squad with good quality. We are trying to do this, but we have just started this process. Last season I think we worked very well to reach a place in the Champions League.
"At the same time I think we exploited problems, like [Manchester] United's problems. Also, in the last three games Arsenal were four points up on us and for this reason we have to continue with the club to build with the players, to continue to improve them.
"They have a lot of space for improvement. This is a young team and we can work for many years together to improve and fight with the best teams in England and in Europe."
