The Sun has claimed that Antonio Conte wanted £100 million in transfer funds to sign new players at Tottenham Hotspur.
Talks between Tottenham and Conte over becoming their new manager have broken down.
The former Chelsea manager reportedly wanted £15 million per year as salary and wanted more than £100 million in transfer funds.
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy reportedly baulked at the £100m+ demand and could not justify it.
This report does not really bode well for Tottenham in their quest to challenge for the Premier League title.
£100 million is really not a lot of money these days.
You would get maybe three top-quality players for that.
If Spurs want to challenge the likes of Liverpool and Manchester City for the Premier League title in the coming years, then they have to invest in the squad.
That Tottenham could not even get into the Europa League shows the gap between themselves and City.
If Spurs are to close that gap, then they simply have to spend money.
Conte is a serial winner who has won league titles with Inter Milan, Juventus and Chelsea.
The Italian knows how to win major trophies, and he would have been a very good managerial appointment for Spurs.
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