Conte will stay at Spurs says Juventus hero
ALESSANDRO Del Piero has played down speculation Spurs boss Antonio Conte could return to Juventus and insisted his old team- mate still has “a lot of things to do” at his current side.
Conte played for Juve for 13 seasons and won three successive Serie A titles as manager between
2012- 2014.
Juve have crashed out of the Champions League and boss Massimiliano Allegri has also had difficulties in Serie A with the Turin outfit in seventh and 10 points off leaders Napoli.
But Del Piero said: “I think now everybody talks about that because Conte did so well at Juve, because the fans love him and because Juve has some problems but I don’t think at the moment there is any conversations.
“This is my belief and what I think, nothing that I know to be honest.
“I think now Antonio is very concentrated for what he is doing at Tottenham and the fact they made the round of 16 is a big thing.
“He was able to grow the team last year from the ninth place so he started a journey that is still going well and he has a lot of things to do there. I think he is concentrated as much as he can on this reality that is for him Tottenham.
“We keep looking and following all the Italians that are not in Italy like
him, like ( Carlo) Ancelotti and I think Italians are looking at Antonio to see if he is able to win a trophy with Tottenham.
“I mean Tottenham is a great club in England but the trophy is the thing missing for so long, so I think everybody is looking to see if the team and himself can make it through this journey to win a trophy.”
Del Piero visited Conte after his appointment at Spurs last November and admitted he was blown away by the “amazing” facilities at the club’s training ground in Enfield.
He did not get the chance to watch a fixture at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, after working on the Chelsea versus Juventus match, but does feel it is written in the stars for his compatriot Conte to return to Italy in the early part of 2023 for a Champions League fixture.
Spurs could be drawn against either AC Milan or Inter Milan in Monday’s last- 16 draw.
“I have a feeling that something will happen to be honest,” Socios ambassador Del Piero admitted.
“It would be crazy if it would be Tottenham against Inter because Antonio was also Inter coach so it would be a very interesting combination of feelings about these games. Maybe it will happen and we see each other at the Tottenham stadium.”