Tottenham manager Antonio Conte is “thinking of leaving” the club having “overestimated” the effect he would be able to have on the club.
That’s according to agent and former footballer Massimo Brambati, who says he has spoken to the Italian manager about the situation in London.
Conte arrived at Tottenham to replace Nuno Espirito Santo at the beginning of November having been convinced by Daniel Levy after turning him down in the summer.
It has been far from plain sailing at the club, though, with Conte yet to have the big effect that he and the club were presumably expecting.
The Italian has been very vocal about his displeasure at the situation, a trend he continued yesterday after the defeat to Burnley.
He spoke to the media following that game and made several statements about himself and the squad, even going as far as to suggest that he may not be the man to turn Tottenham around.
Indeed, he heavily hinted that he might look to leave the club, with some suggesting that he was basically telling the club he wanted to be sacked. Whether that happens remains to be seen, and Brambati has now added to those claims.
“For me, he overestimated the situation, which he then found himself managing. The results didn’t help him, not only those on the pitch but also the response of the players.
“It takes time, and maybe he realised that there’s a margin beyond which he can’t go with certain players. He made a wrong assessment. I’ve heard from him; he’s disappointed with a situation he expected to be different.
“He considered his adventure at Inter closed for a number of reasons. He went to Inter, going against his history since he is still the representative of the Juve spirit.
“He also did it to show that someone at Juve was perhaps wrong in making certain assessments when Allegri left. The most logical choice was to bring him back and not go for Sarri. The club thought more about pride in that case.”
