EPL: Tottenham Sacks Nuno Espirito Santos

Tottenham manager, Nuno Espirito Santos has been given a sack following 3-0 home defeats to Manchester United’s on Saturday.

Fabio Paratici, Managing Director of football made the disclosure via a statement on Tottenham’s website.

The Lilywhites snapped up the 47-year-old coach from Wolverhampton Wanderers and relieved him of his duty four months later.

According to Sky in Italy, the North London club seeks to replace the sacked coach with Antonio Conte who will today arrive at the club to have a talk with the management.

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Prior to Nuno’s appointment in June, Spurs toiled to land the former Chelsea manager but their effort proved abortive.

Other top targets before Nuno’s appointment included Paulo Fonseca and Julen Lopetegui.

The Portuguese suffered seven defeats in all competitions with just 15 points in 10 league matches.

Tottenham are now eighth on the table with 10 points below leaders Chelsea.

Fabio’s statement reads: “I know how much Nuno and his coaching staff wanted to succeed and I regret that we have had to take this decision.”

He added: “Nuno is a true gentleman and will always be welcome here. We should like to thank him and his coaching staff and wish them well for the future. “