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Jamie Carragher believes that Antonio Conte will need longer than 18 months to get Tottenham challenging as Sky Sports pundit claims Italian will find it 'difficult' to replicate Chelsea success in such a short space of time

Jamie Carragher believes Antonio Conte may need more than 18 months to get Tottenham challenging again as the Sky Sports pundit delighted at the prospect of the Italian returning to the Premier League.

Conte, 52, is close to agreeing a £15.5million-per-year to take the hot seat in North London after the club sacked Nuno Espirito Santo. The deal will reportedly run for 18 months.

Should the Italian takeover at Spurs, it will be his first return to management in England since leaving Chelsea in 2018, having stormed to the league title with the Blues at the first time of asking in 2016-17.