Conte’s first pick for the new Spurs era is his old Inter companion

It’s pretty comfortable for Antonio Conte to be in the Spurs dugout the last couple of days. Not only he’s close to extending the contract with Tottenham, but he was given substantial money to strengthen the squad ahead of the next season and the return to the Champions League.Change of course: Harry Kane is negotiating a new contract with TottenhamThe freedom to choose players on the market, Conte has obviously used to call his old companion from Inter days, Croatian midfielder Ivan Perisic. The 33-year-old is close to signing with Spurs on a free transfer from Nerazzurri.Further talks are expected on Monday, when Perisic is set to make a decision on his future, also amid another offer from Inter.Conte’s final plan for the transfer window – eight new players for 100 million poundsThe Croatia international, who has 113 caps for his country and scored in the 2018 World Cup final, has been at Inter since 2015. He won Serie A last season under Tottenham head coach Antonio Conte after spending the 2019-20 season on loan at Bayern Munich, where he lifted the Champions League.Conte’s got 150 million new reasons to smileConte has been told the club aims to sign at least six or seven players as Spurs look to back the Italian in the transfer market.Spurs are targeting several areas, with goalkeeper, centre back, wing-back, central midfielder and striker.WED: 22.00: (2.25) LIVERPOOL (3.50) REAL MADRID (3.35)

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