Tottenham's new head coach Antonio Conte has set the record straight on why he turned the club down in the summer - stressing he was still 'emotionally involved' after leaving Inter Milan - as he hailed Daniel Levy for convincing him to join.
Spurs have moved quickly after sacking Nuno Espirito Santo following the team's dismal 3-0 defeat to Manchester United with chairman Levy and director of football Fabio Paratici holding talks with Conte and offering him an 18-month deal with an option to extend.
Conte - who was unveiled as the new boss on Tuesday morning - was the club's top target to replace Jose Mourinho at the start of the season, but the Italian turned them down, with some reports claiming he was unconvinced by the project and feared he would not be backed in the market.