Antonio Conte to return to Tottenham Hotspur for AC Milan second leg

Tottenham Hotspur supervisor Antonio Conte will make his second return from gallbladder surgical procedure for subsequent week’s Champions League last-16 second leg with AC Milan in North London.

The Italian was pressured to go below the knife to have the organ eliminated after experiencing extreme belly ache on the finish of January, leaving Cristian Stellini in control of first-team duties.

Nonetheless, Conte solely missed one recreation – February’s 1-0 win over Manchester City – earlier than making a quicker-than-expected return for the 4-1 loss to Leicester City on February 11.

A return to San Siro additionally resulted in despair for Conte, who noticed his aspect go down 1-0 to Milan within the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie, however he admitted that he had not totally recovered from his process and was suggested to stay in Italy following a well being examine.

Through the second section of Conte’s restoration, Stellini has been left to oversee wins over Chelsea and West Ham United within the Premier League, in addition to Wednesday’s defeat to Sheffield United within the fifth spherical of the FA Cup.

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Regardless of his absence from the touchline, Conte – who oversaw operations from his residence in Italy – has been nominated for the Premier League’s Supervisor of the Month award for February, the place he’s up in opposition to Marco Silva and Erik ten Hag.

Stellini was unsurprisingly requested for an replace on his compatriot in Friday’s press convention, however the Spurs assistant conceded that Conte wouldn’t be again for Saturday’s journey to Wolverhampton Wanderers.

As an alternative, Conte is anticipated to be again within the UK on Sunday and can be again on the touchline for subsequent Wednesday’s go to of Milan.

“Straight after the match in opposition to Wolves he’ll be in London and in cost once more from Sunday,” Stellini informed the media, as quoted by The Athletic.

“This (timing) is a query for the medical division. They determined the time schedule was one month after surgical procedure is Saturday, so he’ll come again on Sunday.”

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Prior to Wednesday’s cup exit by the hands of the Blades, Stellini had gained every of his first 5 video games in control of Tottenham as interim supervisor, however he admitted that he confirmed a “completely different face” to his gamers after the loss at Bramall Lane.

“Everybody was dissatisfied and it is tough to shake off this sort of match and outcome. Perhaps the gamers now know a special face of me additionally as a result of it was not a great outcome. We’ve to react instantly. That recreation was not ok,” Stellini added.

“It is not concerning the crew choice, it is concerning the method, mentality and the vitality you set into the sport. We’ve to higher earlier than the sport and never after. For those who really feel anger after the sport, it is too late.”

Tottenham are as soon as once more coping with out Yves Bissouma, Rodrigo Bentancur, Hugo Lloris and Ryan Sessegnon for the journey to Wolves, however Emerson Royal has recovered from a knock and is accessible.

The Lilywhites are sitting fairly in fourth place within the Premier League desk thanks to their back-to-back wins over West Ham and Chelsea, 4 factors higher off than Newcastle United, who’ve two video games in hand.

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