Antonio Conte's press conference has been cancelled following the death of Tottenham fitness coach Gian Piero Ventrone.
Conte was due to speak to the press on Thursday ahead of Spurs' trip to face Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday.
The club has called off the press conference after Ventrone, Conte's right-hand man and Tottenham's fitness guru, died of fulminant leukaemia aged 61.
'We are devastated to announce that fitness coach Gian Piero Ventrone has passed away,' Tottenham said in a statement on Thursday.
'The 61-year-old joined the Club in November, 2021, as part of Antonio Conte’s backroom staff, having previously held roles at Juventus, Catania, JS Suning, GZ Evergrande and AC Ajaccio.