Antonio Conte Appointed Tottenham Head Coach

Tottenham have appointed Antonio Conte as their new head coach following the sacking of Nuno Espirito Santo.

The 52-year-old Italian, who Spurs chairman Daniel Levy targeted before appointing Nuno in the summer, has signed an 18-month contract - with an option to extend - at Tottenham following successful talks with the club's hierarchy in London on Monday.

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.

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.