Man United tipped to prise Conte from Tottenham ‘soon’ after insider’s claim – pundit
Frank McAvennie claims Tottenham boss Antonio Conte could replace Ralf Rangnick as Man United manager.
The former West Ham hitman, speaking exclusively to Football Insider, insists the Italian is just what the Red Devils need.
Spurs are yet to sign any players in the January window despite Conte openly wanting a number of new faces in north London.
Man United are searching for a new manager with Rangnick set to take an advisory role from next season.
Tottenham insider John Wenham told this site on Monday (17 January) he fears the Italian could swap north London for Manchester in the summer.
McAvennie can see Conte leaving Tottenham if he isn’t backed in the transfer market.
“What Man United need is someone like Fergie,” McAvennie told Football Insider correspondent Ben Wild.
“They need someone who can manage everything at the club from the squad to transfers to everything else.
“It needs to be one man. It didn’t work for Fergie at first, he nearly got sacked right before it started to click.
“Then look what happened. The discipline was there all the way through the club.
“Can you imagine these players under Fergie? Other than Ronaldo they would all crumble.
“They needed to get Conte when they had the chance, that’s a man you build a club around.
“That’s exactly what he’s not getting at Tottenham so it wouldn’t surprise me if he left and joined them, quite soon as well.”
Man United currently lie seventh in the Premier League.
Tottenham are fifth but have three games in hand on fourth-placed West Ham.
In other news, an insider has revealed a potential Tottenham ‘disaster’ will spark ‘anger on a scale we haven’t seen’ aimed at Daniel Levy.