Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea will face each other in the Premier League on Wednesday evening.
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has told The Guardian that Victor Wanyama is an important player for Tottenham Hotspur.
Conte made the comments ahead of the Premier League game between Tottenham and Chelsea at White Hart Lane on Wednesday evening.
Wanyama joined Spurs from Premier League rivals Southampton in the summer transfer window for a fee reported by The Daily Mail to be worth £11 million.
The 25-year-old former Beerschot and Celtic defensive midfielder has established himself as a key player for Spurs and has been playing well this season.
Chelsea manager Conte has singled out the Kenya international as a threat to his team’s chances of winning against Spurs on Wednesday evening.
“This season, there is a very important player for Pochettino, who is Wanyama,” Conte told The Guardian. “I like his quality and quantity – in terms of his stamina, work rate and commitment.”
Chelsea are playing well at the moment and have won their last 13 Premier League matches.
The Blues will head into Wednesday evening’s London derby against Spurs with confidence and will fancy their chances of picking up all three points.
Tottenham, though, will be aiming to make home advantage count. Pochettinos’s side have won their last four Premier League games.
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