“It makes me laugh” – Antonio Conte debunks claims that he must spend large sums of money to win trophies

Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte is known for wanting his clubs to invest heavily to win trophies. It’s something that he’s done at Chelsea, Juventus, and Inter Milan. However, the Italian tactician laughed at the notion that he needs to spend big to win any silverware. 

In an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport (via The Independent), he stated that he’s often worked with young talent through a club’s youth system and built up players upon his arrival to a new team. 

“It makes me laugh,” Conte said. “Let me tell you that in my career, in the end, I have always made money, not spent. I have often worked with young people to train, depreciated athletes, or to be rebuilt players who had never won until then.

“All players who have re-evaluated, thanks to my work. In my career, I have only asked for a player who has been paid a lot. Tottenham has world top club structures. The team must be up to it. Today there is a gap between investments made by the company and sporting results: we have to fill it.”

There’s no denying that Conte will demand that Tottenham invest a large sum of money into the squad, but it seems he also wants to break in talent from the youth academy. 

Furthermore, the team has other talents that the 52-year-old wants to rebuild, who they remain to be seen, but the January window should indicate who he would like to see gain confidence under his watch for the second half of the season.