“I am told”: Fabrizio Romano makes interesting claim about Antonio Conte at Tottenham

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Fabrizio Romano has been speaking to CBS Sports about Antonio Conte and Tottenham, where he made an interesting claim.

Antonio Conte committed to Tottenham project

Well, the Italian’s contract expires at the end of the current campaign, and there doesn’t seem to be any advanced talks happening between him and Daniel Levy.

According to the Telegraph, negotiations will commence later this month during the World Cup, although Conte is keen to be given assurances that Spurs will spend in the transfer market.

Italian news outlet Inter Live have also claimed that Levy will hand the 53-year-old close to £200m to spend on new signings, as he aims to bridge the gap on Manchester City.

Now, Romano has shared some news which should ease any fears Tottenham fans had over the situation.

The reliable Italian journalist has revealed that Conte actually earns less at Spurs than he did at both Chelsea and Inter Milan, but only cares about the “project” in N17.

Romano told the House of Champions podcast: “I am told there is not going to be (discussions over) the money, because he is having a lower salary than he had at Chelsea and Inter, so it’s not about the money, it’s about the project.”

Clearly, Conte isn’t in it for personal gain – he only seems to want assurances that Tottenham will be ambitious and competitive from a financial aspect before he signs a new contract.

Tottenham should bring talks with Conte forward

In our view, Levy should attempt to negotiate with Conte now, while Tottenham are riding the crest of the wave after winning Group D in the Champions League – and in some fashion.

A 95th minute winner from Pierre-Emile Højbjerg sent Tottenham fans into raptures in Marseille, as well as Conte, who could be seen going wild in the stands, where he was forced to sit following his red card against Sporting Lisbon.

Now, Spurs are in a fantastic position to do something special in the second half of the campaign, which should be at the forefront of Levy’s pitch to Conte during negotiations.