Antonio Conte: Man United on red alert after ‘massive’ Tottenham news in recent hours – pundit
Man United will be “keeping a close eye on” Antonio Conte’s situation at Tottenham, according to Danny Mills.
Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, the ex-Man City and England defender claimed there is a “massive possibility” Conte will quit Spurs after his explosive reaction to their 1-0 defeat to Burnley last night (23 February).
As quoted by BBC Sport after the game, the Italian cast doubt on his future at the club and revealed he is “ready to go, no problem”.
Spurs have lost four of their last five Premier League games but stunned champions Man City with a stoppage-time winner last weekend.
“It’s not even about being sacked,” Mills told Football Insider correspondent Connor Whitley.
“It’s almost as if he’s prepared to throw away his money and say ‘I can’t do this. What you want me to do and what I can do, don’t match up’.
“It’s a really strange one to come out with that after the match. He wasn’t particularly emotional, that wasn’t a massive issue.
“I don’t quite get it, to be honest. He looked at his team and thought ‘I can’t do anymore with this. I’m a winner, I’m here to win trophies, not to be also-rans. If you’re not going to give me the tools with spending power maybe like they promised, I’ll walk away’.
“That’s a massive possibility now. I bet Man United are keeping a close eye on it.
Man United will be in the market for a new manager come the summer when Ralf Rangnick’s interim spell is set to end.
He will take on a consultancy role at Old Trafford and will likely have a say in the identity of his successor.
In other news, an insider has revealed Tottenham are ‘on the phone with Nike’ after a February announcement.