‘Helped me grow’: Tottenham ready to spend big on player who thinks Conte absolutely trusts him

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According to Alfredo Pedulla, Tottenham Hotspur are ready to break their transfer record on Lautaro Martinez.

The Argentine striker has been lighting up Serie A for a few years now, and he’d certainly command a club record fee if Spurs were serious about signing him.

So, do Spurs want to bring Martinez in? Well, according to Pedulla they do, and this would be a move that makes a lot of sense.

Indeed, Martinez is a player that Antonio Conte knows very well from his time at San Siro, and according to the Argentine, the Spurs boss trusts him a lot.

What’s been said?

Martinez has previously gone on the record to speak about his relationship with Conte.

“l’ll always be thankful to him because as soon as he arrived at Inter he called me, when I was on holiday after the Copa América,” Martinez said in an interview with UEFA.com.

“He’s a coach who trusts me and that has helped me to grow. He’s helped me to change my mentality as well – not just me, but the whole group – and this is really important for us at Inter. Hopefully, we can continue on this path.”

Important

Martinez believes that he has Conte’s trust, and that’s one of the most important things for a player and a manager.

Conte isn’t a manager who is easily pleased either. He’s been known to cast aside strikers who have performed well for him in the past – just ask Diego Costa, but he clearly sees something in Martinez that makes him trust in him.

Of course, Conte also has Harry Kane in this Tottenham team, but if the Italian can find a way to get Kane, Heung-Min Son and Martinez into the same XI, this Spurs attack could be truly frightening.