Antonio Conte has left Tottenham ten days after the Premier League season ended. The decision was reached amicably, according to a statement issued by the London club on Sunday evening. Cristian Stellini, also Italian, will take his place until the end of the season. The coexistence of Tottenham and the former coach of Juventus and the Italy national team had become impossible following the harsh statements made by the 53-year-old Lecce coach at the end of the match drawn against Southampton last in the standings and his 'escape' in Italy during the Premier League stop. The rumors of an increasingly imminent farewell chased each other, and it was only a matter of reaching an agreement on the good exit to be paid to the coach to arrive at the contract's consensual termination. We got there relatively quickly, and now it will be up to Cristian Stellini - Conte's former deputy who oversaw the final training sessions in his absence - to steer the team towards the end of the season, hoping to keep the valuable fourth place in the standings that is required to qualify for the next Champions League. Conte now has a future in the Italian Serie A, most likely at Inter or perhaps Roma if Mourinho leaves.
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