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      Tottenham star Richarlison set to spark transfer tug-of-war between Real Madrid and Juventus

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      RICHARLISON is attracting interest from Real Madrid and Juventus, according to reports.The European giants are believed to be interested in making a summer move for the Tottenham attacker.
      Richarlison is reportedly getting interest from Real Madrid and JuventusCredit: Rex
      Madrid are on the hunt for a successor to Karim BenzemaCredit: Getty
      Juventus could need a replacement for Dusan VlahovicCredit: Getty
      A report from CalcioMercato suggests Juventus view the former Everton star as a potential Dusan Vlahovic replacement.
      The Serbian striker could be on his way out of Turin in the next transfer window, with Chelsea and Arsenal previously admirers of the player.
      Meanwhile, Mundo Deportivo claims that Real Madrid have an interest in the Spurs man.
      Los Blancos are preparing to sign a long-term replacement for Karim Benzema, and while Kylian Mbappe is a top target, Richarlison could be an alternative.
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      The 25-year-old has struggled to find his best form for the North London side since his move from Everton last summer.
      He is yet to score a Premier League goal for Spurs, although he did have one ruled out for offside in the victory over Nottingham Forest.
      Off the pitch, it has not been much better as he criticised manager Antonio Conte for dropping him to the bench and that it had been a “s*** season”.
      Conte hit back at his comments saying: “First of all I watched the interview of Richarlsion. He didn’t criticise me. He said his season was s*** and he’s right. 
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      “His season has been not good. He had injuries, played and scored in the Champions League and then went to the World Cup and then had a serious injury. 
      “He’s scored no goals for us. I think he was really honest to say his season was not good. His season has not finished yet. If he deserves to play I’ll give him the opportunity.
      “For the rest of the interview, I think he made a mistake. When you speak of ‘I’ and not ‘us’ you are being selfish.” More

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      Tottenham ready to launch cut-price transfer for Jordan Pickford as England keeper has hidden clause in new Everton deal

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      TOTTENHAM want to snap up England No 1 Jordan Pickford — despite Everton tying him down to a new 4½-year contract.Spurs are preparing to change their goalkeeper in the summer with 36-year-old skipper Hugo Lloris’ days numbered.
      Tottenham are interested in Jordan PickfordCredit: Getty
      Aston Villa’s Emiliano Martinez is also another option for SpursCredit: Getty
      And Pickford is STILL their first choice even after committing to his long Goodison deal.
      Pickford’s value will depend on what happens with Everton at the end of the season.
      If they are relegated, there is an agreement that he can be sold.
      Pickford’s price would be lower as a Championship player but the Toffees would still want around £35million — although that could be haggled down.
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      The 29-year-old’s contract signing last month was a timely boost for new boss Sean Dyche, who wanted it sorted out as a priority — as revealed in this column.
      However, the reality is that Pickford WILL be sold if Everton are demoted.
      And the wages on offer at Goodison and Tottenham are pretty much the same.
      If there are any snags with Pickford, Spurs are likely to make an inquiry for Aston Villa’s Argentinian World Cup winner Emi Martinez.
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      Villa could cash in on Martinez, 30, at the right price but that will be around the same fee as Pickford.
      Ironically, Villa could then chase the Everton keeper themselves. More

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      Tottenham star Richarlison brutally trolled as he shushes fans after scoring… but celebration backfires

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      TOTTENHAM’S Richarlison was brutally trolled after he shushed fans after scoring – only for his strike to be ruled out.The controversial Brazilian thought he had broken the deadlock for Spurs just minutes into their clash with Nottingham Forest today.
      Richarlison was left red-faced after performing a shush celebrationCredit: Reuters
      The Brazilian also cupped his ear after criticism from his boss Antonio ConteCredit: Reuters
      He received a lovely ball played over the top of the visiting defence, took a touch, and then thumped it into the roof of the net.
      The 25-year-old then put his finger to his lips in a phishing motion following a week of negative headlines as he celebrated.
      However, the strike was then ruled out after a VAR check discovered that the ex-Everton and Watford ace was offside.
      His name was perhaps a surprise choice on the team-sheet – especially after his manager Antonio Conte agreed that the Samba star has been “s***” this season.
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      And in an explosive press conference on Friday, the Tottenham boss also said that the forward had “scored no goals” and labelled him “selfish”.
      Spurs splashed out £60m to Everton last summer to sign Richarlison but he has only managed two goals in 25 appearances after an injury-ravaged campaign.
      He was brought on for the final 20 minutes of his team’s Champions League draw with AC Milan on Wednesday, a result which eliminated them from the competition, and afterwards the star let rip at his manager for benching him and said that it has been “s***” this season.
      However, he thought that he had silence his critics with an early goal against Forest – but supporters loved it that his shushing and ear-cupping celebration was all in vain.
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      One fan wrote: “Richarlison scored his first goal for Tottenham did the shush celebration and it got cancelled. You can’t make this up!”
      Another said: “Lol Richarlison did the shhhhh celebration only for the VAR to say No Goal Offside.”
      A fellow footy fan wrote: “Richarlison celebration full of arrogance.”
      As another said: “Did Richarlison shush Conte only for his goal to be ruled offside? That’s rough!”
      Conte said yesterday: “First of all I watched the interview of Richarlison. He didn’t criticise me. He said his season was s*** and he’s right. 
      “His season has been not good. He had injuries, played and scored in the Champions League and then went to the World Cup and then had a serious injury. 
      “He’s scored no goals for us. I think he was really honest to say his season was not good. His season has not finished yet. If he deserves to play I’ll give him the opportunity.
      “For the rest of the interview, I think he made a mistake. When you speak of ‘I’ and not ‘us’ you are being selfish.
      “I say to my players if we want to build something important and win a trophy we have to speak with ‘we’ not with ‘I’, because otherwise you’re thinking of yourself.
      “He made a mistake and he apologised and it was good for me to clarify with the team again about this. In this aspect we have to improve. We have to be more of a team and show more spirit positive, especially in negative moments.”
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      Conte continued: “Sometimes it’s not enough to be a good guy. You have to to show the right desire and fight to win the game and the duels, to be nasty. I think that sometimes we are a bit soft, but I’m the coach and I’m the first responsible for this to happen and it doesn’t happen every time.
      “I have to improve the team and I have to improve the spirit of my team. It always happened in the past and I hope it happens here.”
      Richarlison thought that he had fired Spurs ahead against Nottingham ForestCredit: Getty
      He then raced off and performed a shush gesture with his fingerCredit: Reuters More

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      Man Utd, Chelsea and Tottenham told how much it will cost to complete David Raya transfer from Brentford this summer

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      THOMAS FRANK has slapped a price tag of “at least” £40million for goalkeeper David Raya.The Spanish goalkeeper has attracted interest from some of the Premier League’s big clubs following his impressive form for Brentford.
      David Raya is wanted by some of the Premier League’s top clubsCredit: Rex
      Thomas Frank believes Raya would cost at least £40millionCredit: Getty
      Man United, Chelsea and Tottenham are all considering moves for the 27-year-old.
      Raya is believed to be keen on a move as he has rejected two contract offers to stay with the Bees, with his current deal set to expire in 2024.
      However, Frank is still insistent that any interested clubs will have to pay top price for him.
      When asked if Raya will stay at the club, Frank said: “I think we need to get into the Champions League and then he would consider it.
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      “I love David as a keeper. I really believe he is one of the best in the Premier League.
      If someone wants to come and buy him, he is very expensive. He will be, for me, at least £40m-plus. No doubt about that.
      “No matter what happens, we will be able to at least contact a replacement.
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      “They don’t always want to come, but we do our best to persuade them. But of course, we are prepared for any scenario.”
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      Despite only being promoted to the Premier League last season, Brentford are in the hunt for European football.
      The Bees are only a point behind Fulham in 7th while the Champions League spots are only seven points away.
      And that is not a lot should the Bees win their two games in hand on 4th-placed Tottenham. More

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      My brother was murdered but two days later I played for Tottenham before flying home to comfort my grieving mother

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      SERGE AURIER wore his heart on his sleeve during four torrid years at Tottenham.Never more so than when he put his own personal pain and grief aside for 90 gut-churning minutes to do Spurs and his family proud — two days after his younger brother was  murdered.
      Nottingham Forest’s Serge Aurier returns to old club Tottenham on SaturdayCredit: Getty
      The defender played for Spurs two days after his brother was shot deadCredit: Getty
      Christopher Aurier was shot dead outside a nightclub on the outskirts of Toulouse, France, in the early hours of Monday, July 13, 2020.
      The 26-year-old amateur footballer was senselessly killed hours after right-back Aurier had enjoyed one of the highlights of his Tottenham career when he helped them come from behind to beat North London rivals Arsenal 2-1.
      But the Ivory Coast skipper had to dig much deeper that midweek when he ignored the sleepless nights, spent trying to make sense of everything, to give his all for Spurs again.
      In an amazing show of character, Aurier ran his heart out to help Jose Mourinho’s team beat Newcastle 3-1 at St James’ Park and maintain their push for a Euro spot.
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      Immediately after that victory, he flew home to comfort his grieving mother.
      But, incredibly, he was back in action that weekend in a 3-0 win against Leicester — he only  missed one minute of Spurs’ run-in that saw them play six games in 20 days and qualify for Europe.
      Now, heading back to Spurs today as a Nottingham Forest player, Aurier has lifted the lid on why he insisted on  playing through the pain three years ago.
      He said: “I played for my mum. She needed to know that life doesn’t stop.
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      “We lost my brother, who we loved so much, but I wanted to play that night at Newcastle because this is my profession.
      “Afterwards we have our own life as a family. So although it was a bad moment for me, I am strong in my mind.
      “I just wanted to show my mum that, ‘Yeah, we lost my brother but you have another kid in this life, too’. I wanted to show her this is a bad moment but, don’t worry, because I’m here and I am going to work so hard again for you and for the family.
      “When my mum saw me on the pitch, running and fighting, of course it couldn’t change anything.
      “But she felt that, ‘Yeah, I lost my kid but I have another one I can see on TV, running and playing with pride’.
      “Then I went home and I felt she was proud of me. This is my family mentality. We see everything in a different way. We try to take bad things in life and handle them.
      “Don’t be crying and stay in that mindset for ten months —  try to do something good to change the mentality and the mood.
      “It was difficult to see myself, my mother and brother being so sad. But it’s impossible for my family to let someone feel sad all the time.
      “We put bad energy away and replace it with positive energy. We realise life doesn’t stop and this was real. It’s what makes us as a family.
      “Today you cry and tomorrow you laugh. Today you win, tomorrow you lose. You have to know this is the ritual of life — we cannot stop for bad news.
      “It’s difficult but tomorrow’s another day, and this is my family’s mentality.
      “Now I try to help my family, my daughter, and I try to help my sister.
      “Sometimes we just sit together and we talk about everything. This is how I put football pressures out of my mind.
      “My family laughs a lot and we never accept the bad — we just always stay positive.”
      Aurier’s positivity has rubbed off on his Forest pals, who have benefited from the experience of the star full-back, who arrived at Spurs from Paris Saint-Germain for £23million in 2017.
      Forest were bottom of the Prem having lost five games on the spin when under-pressure boss Steve Cooper handed free-signing Aurier his first start.
      Since that 1-1 October draw with Aston Villa, they have been much improved and now sit four places and four points clear of the relegation zone — they also reached the Carabao Cup semi-final.
      Aurier, 30, is loving life again as a father figure in the dressing room.
      He said: “The pressure here is different to Spurs or PSG.
      “I have enjoyed everywhere I’ve played. I enjoyed it in Spain with Villarreal, who were not a big, big team but we made the Champions League semi-final last year.
      “In life, you need love and at Villarreal you could feel it from the fans. It’s the same at Forest, so it’s easy to give your best.
      “When you are a footballer it is the small things you treasure, like the atmosphere at the City Ground, or meeting the fans in the street, which doesn’t always happen at the biggest clubs.
      “We started the season badly but we have fought hard to get where we are and now we have every chance of staying up.
      “We’ve beaten Liverpool, drawn with Chelsea and Manchester City —  and for me that’s massive.
      “But we need to keep believing because it’s not easy when everyone is fighting to stay up.
      “I had four amazing years at Tottenham and now I just want to help Nottingham Forest.
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      Forest boss Cooper added: “Serge has been a great presence. The stuff you don’t see is the presence at the training ground and in the group.
      “It’s been a real positive and I have encouraged it. I like our senior players to take leadership and responsibility. It’s vital to have a strong dressing room. Serge is a good example of that.”
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      Under-fire Antonio Conte hits out at ‘impatient’ Tottenham fans after team booed off in Champions League exit

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      ANTONIO CONTE has launched a stinging attack on impatient Spurs fans and his “selfish” £50million flop Richarlison.Tottenham fans booed during and after Wednesday’s limp Champions League exit to AC Milan, which ended a week from hell as they also crashed out of the FA Cup.
      Antonio Conte launched a stinging attack on RicharlisonCredit: Alamy
      And the Italian, set to leave when his contract expires in the summer, slammed the supporters, saying: “The patience of the fans has finished. And we feel this. I feel this. The players feel this.
      “This does not help the situation because there are many players in this moment, also young players that are playing, and they need to improve and go step by step to grow.
      “The club has patience. But the problem is the club also has to make the fans (be patient) because the fans for many, many years are waiting to win something.”
      Richarlison’s outburst means he is unlikely to start at home to Nottingham Forest today,  where the atmosphere could become very uncomfortable for the manager if his side make a poor start.
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      The exit to Milan left the club facing a 15th successive season without a trophy, with chairman Daniel Levy set to wield the axe on Conte’s reign.
      Former Everton striker Richarlison appeared to blast Conte for not explaining why he had been benched for the last two games.
      But Conte said: “The guy understood very well that he made a mistake because when you speak with ‘I, I and I’, not with ‘we’, it means you are thinking only about yourself and you are selfish.
      “If he deserves to play, I give him an opportunity otherwise we will play another player.
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      “I watched the whole interview and he didn’t criticise me. He said his season is ‘s***’ and he is right because his season is no good.
      “Because he had a lot of injuries. He started well with us, he then had injury in the Champions League and then he went to World Cup and he had another serious injury.
      “He came back and stayed one month out. Then another injury.
      “He scored zero goals with us, only two goals in Champions League and I think the guy was really honest to tell that his season is not good.
      “His season and our season has still not finished and he has time to recover. ”
      Richarlison has rarely started, with the Italian boss preferring Harry Kane, Son Heung-min and Dejan Kulusevski up front.
      Conte’s other option is to start January loan signing Arnaut Danjuma, who has had just 47 minutes of action since arriving.
      Arnaut Danjuma has hardly featured under Antonio ConteCredit: Reuters
      But worryingly, Conte admitted it was the club’s choice to sign the Dutchman — and  questioned if he could fit into his favoured line-up.
      He said: “I am sorry for (Danjuma) because he arrived in January and the club wanted to sign on loan this player.
      “Maybe he has not specific characteristics to be a No 10.  Maybe he is more a second striker or a winger.”
      Conte also claimed that he was doomed to fail in his spell at Tottenham as his trophy-laden career meant fan expectations were miles too high from day one.
      But he insisted that he is “ready to die for this club” until his contract expires at the end of the season.
      He said: “The problem for me is only one — that every club where I coached, I won. Expectation has always been very, very high.
      “I remember very well when I arrived at this club everybody said, ‘Now, we have Conte — he won in the past, so now we are going to win!’
      “But we have to win together. We have to create the right situation.
      “I can teach you the path to win, but you have to follow me. And have patience. I need time and patience.
      “Maybe I do have time, because the club can give me that. But I am seeing there is no patience (from the fans). For me it’s really, really difficult. Maybe my past penalises me.”
      This was the man with the midas touch, who had tasted success everywhere he went, securing league titles at Juventus, Chelsea and Inter Milan. Surely he would be the one to finally deliver the silverware that Tottenham supporters have been craving.
      Richarlison looks set to be left out again against Nottingham ForestCredit: PA
      But 15 months into his tenure and after a week from hell, Conte feels any grace from the terraces has evaporated.
      Emergency gallbladder surgery saw assistant Cristian Stellini stand in for four games before he returned for a second time for Wednesday’s Champions League nightmare against AC Milan.
      It is a matter of when, not if, Conte leaves, but the fiery boss is adamant he will give his all until the end of the campaign.
      The Premier League winner said: “Until the end of the season I am ready to die for this club and then we will see because I am not so stupid to continue to kill myself.
      “You know with the club we signed a contract, a strange contract – one-year-and-a-half.
      “Usually you sign a contract for three years but I think it was for the club and also for myself to see the situation.
      “For the club to understand my personality, my capacity as a coach and for me from my side it was also the same. To understand if we were on the same page and if we wanted to do something important.
      “Now after one year and a half, the club knows me, I know the club and it is clear this situation.”
      Spurs are currently in fourth and now, after their cup exits, have free weeks leading up to ten of their remaining 12 league games.
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      That extra time to prepare certainly helped them finish strongly last season and they have a favourable run coming up too, starting with Forest.
      Still, Conte claimed finishing in the top four will be harder than it was last season, adding: “For us, it is like winning the Premier League in this moment.” More

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      Harry Kane transfer to PSG makes perfect sense – he can make Messi and Mbappe even better

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      AFTER Tottenham and Paris Saint-Germain were eliminated from the Champions League this week, one transfer makes perfect sense to me — Harry Kane to PSG.It is clear that Harry wants a move from Spurs and, with just one year left on his contract, this summer will be the last chance for his club to bring in a substantial transfer fee.
      Tottenham superstar Harry Kane should consider joining Paris Saint-GermainCredit: Getty
      SunSport columnist Troy Deeney claims Harry Kane would finally win trophies at PSGCredit: The Sun
      The England captain could have done no more than he has in his attempts to win a trophy for the North London side.
      He is the club’s all-time record goalscorer and he has been hugely influential but, yet again, the team has gone another season without coming anywhere near winning a trophy.
      I was flicking between Tottenham’s hugely disappointing goalless draw with AC Milan and PSG’s 2-0 Last-16 second-leg defeat at Bayern Munich on Wednesday night.
      And the French champions, for all their attacking talent, really do seem to lack a proper centre-forward.
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      Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi are possibly the best two players on the planet — but they are always looking to go out wide, likewise Neymar when he is fit.
      They would really benefit from a world-class player to go through the middle and Kane would be outstanding for them.
      Kane wants medals and he would win bagfuls of them in French domestic football with PSG. You could call them “easy medals” but if anyone deserves them, then Harry does.
      He would score 30 or 40 goals a season there and he could be the man who finally makes the difference in that club winning a Champions League.
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      I don’t see Spurs winning  trophies any time soon.
      As a club, they need a major rebuild, which will take two or three seasons at least.
      Spurs fans won’t want to hear it but they need to follow Arsenal’s example —  to build a new, young, fresh team under a hungry young manager. That means things might get worse before they get better.
       And Kane, who turns 30 this summer, hasn’t got time for that.
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      The spine of this Spurs team is unconvincing.
      When fit, Hugo Lloris is still the No 1 keeper and we know he is going to chuck a few goals in every season.
      Likewise, Eric Dier in central defence — he makes too many costly errors.
      In midfield, against AC Milan, they had Oliver Skipp and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg. 
      Those two are not going to win you major trophies.
      Hojbjerg is a combative player but he came from Southampton, he is not a player who is used to winning every week.
      Up front, there’s Son Heung-min, who enjoyed such a richly productive partnership with Kane for so long but whose form has slumped completely this season.
      Dejan Kulusevski is young and inconsistent. Then there’s Richarlison — who I know well as a team-mate when we were at Watford.
      I like Richarlison but I didn’t want to hear him moaning about a lack of game-time after the Milan match.
      He hasn’t scored in the Premier League all season. He needs to keep quiet, knuckle down and get some work done.
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      When I look at the spine of Tottenham’s team with that of Arsenal, well, there really is no comparison.
      Aaron Ramsdale is so solid, so too the centre-backs William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes.
      Thomas Partey is probably the best defensive midfielder in the league, Martin Odegaard has been outstanding and — when he is fit — I really like Gabriel Jesus up front as well.
      I never got the feeling that Spurs were going to score against Milan. I’m sure Harry himself will admit that he didn’t have a great game. There was a header in injury-time, which forced a good save, but that was it.
      There was so little service. His England team-mate Harry Maguire has now been linked with a move to PSG — and I think they should go for Kane as well.
      Paris is not far from his family base in London and, while we always assume that if he left Spurs he would stay in England, I think he would benefit from a totally fresh start.
      Manchester United feels like the most obvious move for Kane this summer and Erik ten Hag is clearly after a centre-forward.
      But Spurs chairman Daniel Levy would still be reluctant to do business with a domestic rival.
      If PSG came in, he might be more tempted to cash in.
      Kane is an excellent pro, he will never allow his head to go down, he will never become petulant.
      It’s obvious, though, that he is getting  frustrated. Every time you see him dropping deep into midfield to try and influence play, you know that the team is not functioning properly.
      Spurs do have the best stadium in the country — but they don’t have a team to match. Nowhere near.
      It looks almost certain that Antonio Conte will leave soon — and they have to make sure they get the next managerial appointment right.
      I’m not sure whether going back for Mauricio Pochettino would be the right move, I’d go for a younger coach on the way up and then show some patience.
      Whoever they appoint, it feels the time is right for Kane to go.
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      If he leaves, he will go with a heavy heart, he’s “one of their own” at Spurs and that means a lot to him.
      But a player with Harry’s quality and dedication deserves to win things — and I reckon Paris could be the perfect place. More

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      Tottenham should SACK Conte and appoint out-of-work manager ‘as soon as possible’ says ex-England legend Merson

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      ARSENAL legend Paul Merson has told Tottenham to sack Antonio Conte NOW and replace him with the man everyone knows will replace him.The Italian’s future was plunged into serious doubt this week after they meekly bowed out of the Champions League.
      Antonio Conte’s future at Tottenham remains unclearCredit: Rex
      Spurs produced a tepid performance as they failed to overturn a 1-0 deficit against AC Milan with their manager receiving boos and jeers from supporters when he replaced attacker Dejan Kulusevski with centre-back Davinson Sanchez for the final minutes.
      Conte’s future had already been the subject of much scrutiny with his lucrative contract set to expire this summer and no talks to extend his stay.
      That has led to speculation over potential replacements for him at Spurs, with many wanting their ex-boss Mauricio Pochettino, who is out of work currently, to return.
      And former England attacker Merson has told the Daily Star to just get on with it.
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      He said: “Mauricio Pochettino is going to be appointed the manager of Tottenham in the summer, so why not get him now? There is no point messing about.
      “What’s the point in keeping Antonio Conte, do you want to get in the top four or not? Spurs have just gone out of two competitions and it’s now been 15 years since their last trophy.
      “I really don’t like to see managers get the sack as they are humans but at the same time you’ve got to shake things up.
      “I would do it now. Spurs are a big football club and are currently going nowhere.
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      “I was talking to a Tottenham season ticket holder on the school run in midweek and I told him that Wednesday night against AC Milan was the worst I’ve ever seen from a Spurs side. It really was that bad. He agreed.”
      Merson added: “For me, Pochettino should come on board as soon as possible. He could lift the players in the race for fourth and it also gives him time to prepare for next season.
      “It’s such a win-win as Conte no longer looks like he wants to be there anymore.”
      Spurs sacked Poch was sacked by Tottenham after five-and-a-half years in charge back in November 2019.
      Despite not winning a trophy for Spurs, he guided the club to four consecutive Champions League finishes.
      Prior to his arrival, Spurs had finished in the top four in just two of their previous 22 seasons in the Premier League.
      He also took the club to the Champions League final in 2019, but Liverpool prevailed as they won 2-0.
      After replacing Tim Sherwood in 2014, Poch took charge of 293 games, winning 159, losing 72 and drawing on 62 occasions.
      Mauricio Pochettino is the man that many fans want to return to SpursCredit: AFP More