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Conte wants four Serie A stars as Tottenham manager

Antonio Conte has several Serie A stars on his shopping list as he takes on the Tottenham job.

The former Inter Milan coach was named Spurs manager yesterday after Monday's sacking of Nuno.

La Gazzetta dello Sport via Sport-Express says Conte expects to be backed in the winter market and has already discussed targets with Spurs officials.

Fiorentina striker Dusan Vlahovic tops his shopping list, which also includes AC Milan midfielder Franck Kessie.

Kessie's current deal expires in June and his demands are proving too rich for the Rossonero management.

The Ivory Coast international's management team are seeking €8m-a-year for their client, however Milan are only willing to go as high as €6m-a-year.

With such a gap, there's a resignation inside Milan that Kessie will begin listening to rival pre-contract offers from January 1.

Meanwhile at the back, Conte wants a reunion with Inter defender Stefan de Vrij, while he is also keen on Lazio's Manuel Lazzarri.


- updated November 3

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