However, nothing went according to plan. Even though Conte got Spurs back inUEFA Champions League spots last season, the current campaign left a lot to be desired as his team lost nine league games apart from being eliminated in Europe.

It’s safe to say Conte sealed his own fate, though, by delivering an explosive rant at the club after a 3-3 draw with Southampton. He got fired a week later, but Son still feels a bit guilty for the manager’s outcome.

Son takes responsibility in Conte’s firing

“I’m very sorry to him [Conte],” Son said, via The Mirror. “He is a world-class manager, we had a great journey together, I thank him a lot. I do not know how other players are thinking about him, but I’m sorry to him.

“I should have shown more, but I couldn’t. I couldn’t help the team and I feel responsible as he left the club. He surely has great ability and experience as a coach and I’m sure he’ll have great success in his other career.”

It’s certainly refreshing to see this kind of accountability on such a talented player. Son’s level hasbeen on decline, as he only recorded six goals and four assists in the 2022-23 Premier League. Last year, he was a golden boot winner. Even so, Conte dug his own hole by publicly disrespecting the club.

However, even with this scenario, there’s still a lot at stake for the Spurs. As fourth place in the 2022-2023 Premier League, Tottenham must keep that spot in order to guarantee a ticket for next season’s Champions League. It’s gonna be a race all the way to the last minute against rivals like Manchester United, Newcastle and Liverpool.

So, during the pause at the Premier League thanks to the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifers, Tottenham have made a shocking decision about Antonio Conte and his future with the club. Read here to find out if he stays or he goes from Spurs.

Antonio Conte sacked from Tottenham

On a Sunday night, when no one expected such a big move, Tottenham confirmed Antonio Conte is out. The Italian coach arrived on November of 2021 and led the Spurs to the Champions League for the first time in three years. However, a club with such a big investment still had no trophies to show for.

“We can announce that Head Coach Antonio Conte has left the Club by mutual agreement. We achieved Champions League qualification in Antonio’s first season at the Club. We thank Antonio for his contribution and wish him well for the future.”

Cristian Stellini will be the interim coach for the remainder of the season qith Ryan Mason as his assistant. Ahuge decision to find a new leaderis expected during the summer. Antonio Conte coached 76 games at Tottenham with 41 wins, 12 ties and 23 losses. That’s a 53.9 win-percentage.

Yet to win any major title Conte has witnessed his team strikeout in various tournaments, the Premier League, domestic cups, and European competition. Still looking for a major piece of silverware Tottenham seem to not be able to create a winning formula, whoever their manager is.

Conte did not hold back on Saturday and with an epic rant said a lot of things that have surrounded Spurs for a long time. Since that rant, reports in England have stated that Conte will face the ax as a result, and the club will have to pay the former Inter Milan manager a huge amount of money.

Antonio Conte’s termination clause

According to The Sun, Antonio Conte’s release clause is in the range of $18 million. Conte has a clause in his contract that if he is terminated before his deal expires, he is to be paid the sum of his yearly salary as a termination clause.

In 2021, Tottenham had three managers Ryan Mason, Nuno Espírito Santo, and Antonio Conte, who has only been in charge a little over a year. Spurs have not won any titles in 15 years despite being very close to a UEFA Champions League and a Premier League title.

“Tottenham’s story is this. Twenty years there is the owner and they never won something but why? The fault is only for the club, or for every manager that stay here. I have seen the managers that Tottenham had on the bench. You risk to disrupt the figure of the manager and to protect the other situation in every moment”, was one of the most brutal statements made by the 53-year-old.

Now according to various sources, Conte looks like he will be sacked as early as this week by Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy. Here are the possible candidates to take over the Spurs job if Conte is sacked.

Possible replacements for Conte at Spurs

Mauricio Pochettino has not been coaching since he left PSG and could step back into the position although, Pochettino left Spurs under similar circumstances.

Luis Enrique would be an interesting choice and one that could bring something different to the club. Thomas Tuchel fresh off of Chelsea might want to take a crack at the Tottenham project, one he could mold to his liking.

Farfetched choice of Fulham manager Marco Silva seems unlikely at this point. No matter who is sitting at the Tottenham bench one thing is for sure, before naming a new manager, Spurs may want to examine their culture.

When Harry Kane gave the visitors the lead again with a well-placed header,a goal by Ivan Perisic seemed to have clinched all three points.Nevertheless, Southampton’s Theo Walcott scored nettedan equalizer for the home side, who eventually got the chance to convert a penalty kick in the dying minutes.

The team managed by Antonio Contewas furious with the call, but James Ward-Prowse scored the equalizer from the penalty spot to keep things even at St. Mary’s. At his postgame news conference, the Italian managerdelivered an explosive interview, making it clear that he was not thrilled with the team’s performance in the second half.

Watch: What didAntonio Conte afterSouthampton game?

After witnessing his Tottenham failures blow a two-goal lead, Antonio Conte ripped into his players verbally.They were labeled as selfish by the Italian boss,that the team’s morale had declined since the previous year, and that he would be wading into the issues surrounding the club’s blame culture.

“For me this is unacceptable. We are winning 3-1, in control and concede two goals.I think it’s better to go into the problem, we are not a team. We are 11 players that go into the pitch. I see selfish players, players that don’t want to help each other and don’t put their heart [into it]. This season compared to last, now we are worse in this aspect. When you are not a team you cannot improve.

“Tottenham’s story is this, 20 years there is the owner and they never won something but why? The fault is only for the club, or for every manager that stay here. I have seen the managers that Tottenham had on the bench. You risk disrupting the figure of the manager and to protect the other situation in every moment. Until now I try to hide the situation but now, no, because I repeat I don’t want to see what I have seen today.”

“Everyone has to take responsibility. Not only the club, the manager, and the staff. The players have to be involved in this situation because it is time to change this situation if Tottenham want to change. They can change the manager, a lot of managers, but the situation cannot change. Believe me,” Conte said in a press conference.

If not, just look at Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte, who took much of the attention during Sunday’s clash between Chelsea and Tottenham. The head coaches were unable to control themselves and ended up seeing the red card for their behavior during the 2-2 draw.

Tuchel and Conte had to be separated more than once for their altercations,even when they attempted to shakehands after the final whistle.On Monday, the English Football Association issued its decision on thismatter.

FA charge Tuchel, Conte for improper behavior during Chelsea-Tottenham

Tuchel and Conte have both been charged with improper conduct by the FA after being sent off after the end of the Chelsea-Tottenham fixture. They will have, however, until Thursday to respond to the charges.

“Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte have both been charged with a breach of FA Rule E3, following the Premier League fixture between Chelsea and Tottenham on Sunday, August 14, 2022. It is alleged that the behaviour of both managers was improper following the end of the fixture. Both managers have until Thursday, 18 August, 2022 to provide their respective responses,” the FA said in a statement.

While the length of thesuspension remains to be seen, both managers are expected to miss games as refereeAnthony Taylor showed them the red card for their full-time altercation. They had already been separated before then in what has been a heated evening at Stamford Bridge.

The officials’ decisions didn’t help at all to calm things down. In fact, it’s safe to say theyonly fueled the confrontations on the touchline. Thatsaid, both Tuchel and Contehave enoughexperienceto handle this differently. At the end of the day, they should be the first to show their players what sportsmanship is all about.

London is a city that breathes soccer everyday. Both Chelsea and Tottenham share England’s capital, so they are not even close of being friends. In Matchday 2 of the 2022-23 season, they met in Stamford Bridge in a thrilling game that ended in a draw with a 2-2 final score.

But the result was not the most interesting thing of this game. As it was said before, their rivalry is one of the biggest in the Premier League and the players knew about this, but also the coaches. At the end of the match, Tuchel and Conte had a clash after the Chelsea’s coach was unhappy with the behaviour of the Italian manager.

Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte heated clash after 2-2 draw between Chelsea and Tottenham

Chelsea and Tottenham gave one of the best games so far in the 2022-23 Premier League season with a 2-2 final draw. The Spurs tied the match at the very end, but Thomas Tuchel was not happy about Antonio Conte’s reaction.

After the first goal by Tottenham, Conte went to Chelsea’s bench to celebrate and had a first clash with Tuchel. Then, Chelsea scored at the 77th minute and it was time for the German coach to do the same and run euphorically in front of his rival’s bench.

But at the end was the peak of this discussion. Harry Kane scored the equalizer at the last minute and Tuchel was not so happy about it. Both managers had an aggresive handshake as Chelsea’s coach asked Conte to look him in the eyes. Both faced each other and had to be separated by their players and staff before things went out of hands.

After winning 4 of their last 5, Tottenham finished above Manchester United, Arsenal, and West Ham. Now Conte has begun to look towards next season with an eye at striker.

Spurs is sure to keep Harry Kane, but Conte wants to make key additions to go has far as possible in the Champions League and maybe finally win the Premier League title. Here is the player in question wanted by Spurs.

Gabriel Jesus a target of Tottenham and Arsenal

According to The Sun, the on the outs Manchester City striker is wanted by both Tottenham and Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus who has a year left on his City deal will be allowed to leave with the arrivals of Erling Haaland and Julián Álvarez.

Marcelo Pettinati, Gabriel Jesus’ agent has confirmed that his client has held talks with Arsenal, but Spurs are hoping to snatch Gabriel Jesus by offering the player a chance at more Champions League soccer next season.

Gabriel Jesus will most likely be on Brazil’s Qatar 2022 World Cup squad and will want to be the go-to striker for the 5-time champions by playing at the best possible level. This season the 25-year-old Brazilian scored 8 goals in 28 Premier League games.

A winner, the Brazilian won 9 championships at Manchester City and before that won two cups with Brazilian powerhouse Palmeiras. Gabriel Jesus has a market value of over $50 million.

In a recent The Sun editorial, Chelsea accounted for 5 of the 10 biggest payouts in Premier League history when sacking a manager. Mauricio Pochettino who is on the verge of parting ways at PSG is also on the list after getting sacked from his last job at Tottenham before moving to France.

Below is a breakdown of just some of the fees managers have and will get when sacked. Sometimes it is just as lucrative to get fired than to coach a full season.

List of how much managers make when sacked

According to The Sun report Jose Mourinho has received two major payouts from both Manchester United and Chelsea, for a combined total of 37.6 million pounds. Antonio Conte received the highest payout ever in the range of 26 million pounds when he was fired from Chelsea in 2018.

In 2012, Chelsea had to pay out two managers André Villas-Boas (£12M) and Roberto Di Matteo (£10.7M). Mauricio Pochettino who was sacked by Spurs in 2019 received £12.5 million from the club and if he is sacked by PSG the Argentine stands to earn 15 million euros.

PSG is on the list as Laurent Blanc was paid 17 million pounds in 2016. Recent Premier League sackings such as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was paid 7.5 million pounds by Manchester United while Tottenham paid Nuno Espirito Santo £14 million after releasing him from his contract.

When legendary Italian manager Fabio Capello was let go by the Russian national team the former AC Milan and Juventus boss was paid in the range of 13.4 million pounds.

Having left his homeland in the summer and presently beinga free agent, Carlos Tevez is hoping to make a comeback. After all, the Argentina striker, who’s played in 76 international matches but hasn’t officially retired, seems to be planning one more farewell party.

Serie A trio Milan, Inter, and Juventus have all welcomedthe Argentinecentre-forwardlately as he tries to figure out his future move in thesoccerworldby touring Europe. There is now speculation thatheis planning a visit to Tottenham’s training field with the hope ofreturning to the Premier League.

Tevez to reunite with Conte?

Italian boss Antonio Conte and Carlos Tevez are apparently planning a meeting to discuss a potential transfer to Tottenham, as per Italian newspaper Corriere Dello Sport. Having played for both Manchester United and Manchester City, the 38-year-old veteran is well-known to Premier League viewers.

He scored 73 goals in four seasons at the Etihad and was a championship winner under Roberto Mancini. In the years afterward, he has played for Juventus in Italy and Boca Juniors in Argentina, as well as in China, where he spent time between stints with both.

Antonio Conte, who coached theattacker when he was in charge of Juventus, might be the reason why he willmake a trip to Tottenham’s training ground to see his old boss.

Since Harry Kaneis the only available striker for Tottenham, the club is in desperate need of a new central attacker. With the Englishmanaheadin the pecking order, the Lilywhites have struggled to find a suitable back-up in the past.Despite his age, it’s possible that the Argentinemay fill this position, butit would be doubtfulwhether he would beable to handle the physical demands of the Premier League.

Conte looked visibly frustrated after his team’s 1-0 defeat to Burnley, which Conte labeled as a “disaster”. “I have to talk to the club. Maybe I’m not so good. Tottenham called me to change things – but I’m too honest. We are doing everything to change the situation but it’s not enough. I’m open for every decision because I want to help Tottenham. I’m too honest to close my eyes and continue in this way, just saying: ok, my salary is good. I’ve ambition, four defeats out of five is not good enough. This doesn’t happen to me”, the coach ranted.

Now reports have indicated that Daniel Levy and Conte will have a talk to discuss the project moving forward. Levy is reported to be a supporter of Conte and will assure the coach that he is still the right man for the job.

Antonio Conte evaluating his situation at Spurs

If Conte were to resign prematurely it would put Tottenham in a huge bind. The club sacked Nuno Espírito Santo at the start of the season and could also lose Conte. Mauricio Pochettino left the club on good terms and a possible come back is out of the question with growing interest from Real Madrid and Manchester United. Spurs lack of direction has been one of the reasons for the club’s disbalance over the last few seasons. Pundits and fans at times are up in the air if the club wants to challenge for the title, just qualify for Europe, or simply be competitive.

“On Saturday we play another game [at Leeds], it’s the moment to see the situation and make an assessment. I’m trying to do everything, but the situation is not changing” was another quote Conte stated before the end of his press conference. A loss to Leeds could be the death nail, Marcelo Bielsa’s side were 6-0 losers to Arsenal and have basically fallen apart this season with Bielsa rumored to be leaving at season’s end.