Tottenham Hotspur FC head coach Antonio Conte has, on Saturday evening, been drawn on his plans for the January transfer window.
The Lilywhites, of course, were back in action earlier today.
In the fixture of the Premier League weekend to date, Conte and co. welcomed relegation-battling Leeds United to north London, eyeing one final three-point haul ahead of the World Cup break.
And, when all was said and done, emerge triumphant is precisely what Spurs went on to do, in the most spectacular of fashions.
Forced into a late comeback for the 2nd time in the space of two weeks, the evening’s hosts had a late brace from surprise hero Rodrigo Bentancur to thank for an eventual 4-3 win.
2022/23 is now Rodrigo Bentancur’s highest ever scoring season:
2015 – ❌
2016 – ⚽
2017 – ❌
2017/18 – ❌
2018/19 – ⚽⚽
2018/19 – ⚽
2019/20 – ❌
2020/21 – ❌
2021/22 – ❌
2022/23 – ⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽Enjoying life in front of goal this season. 🇺🇾 pic.twitter.com/CgjEtgwWvY
— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) November 12, 2022
And yet, despite his side’s eventual victory, it was the subject of potential fresh faces coming through the door at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium which was put to Antonio Conte on the back of the full-time whistle on Saturday.
In turn, it came as little surprise when Conte refused to rule out reinforcements arriving in north London following the turn of the year, in highlighting the impact made by two of the most recent additions to his ranks:
‘You need patience, you need the transfer market to improve the quality of your squad.
‘Today you have seen the difference to have Kulusevski, Richalison. It’s important for me the coach to work with these players. If you see the improvement of Rodrigo and Hojbjerg, it’s huge.
‘This needs to be matched though with improving the squad if you want to fight for something important.’
Tottenham boss Antonio Conte admits his side lack ‘players of great quality’ to challenge for the title, and again claims he needs more signings https://t.co/HnpKfoXQKJ
— Mail Sport (@MailSport) November 12, 2022
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