Antonio Conte is not getting carried away as he has insisted that Tottenham Hotspur are not ready to challenge Man City and Liverpool for the title.
Spurs pipped Arsenal to fourth place last season. They are clearly looking to kick on next season as they have brought in six new players.
The Londoners get their 2022/23 season underway against Southampton this weekend and Conte has been quick to rule out a push for the title.
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“I think we’re going in the right direction but you know very well you need to have a bit of patience,” Conte said.
“We know that in England it is difficult to fight to win but we want to try to be competitive, to try to improve on last season and this is our target. If you ask me about City or Liverpool, my answer is we are talking about two of the best clubs in the world that are working with the same coaches for seven (sic) years.
“Now they are in my opinion in a position that is very difficult for the others to close the gap but we have to do this. Also because (to catch) a City and Liverpool, you have to spend £100million for six players, they go and spend that for one player or two player £100million and this is the difference.
“You have to run behind and they stay in front of you but you know very well they deserve to stay there because they work very well to have the same coach and to back the coach, Klopp, Guardiola and (Thomas) Tuchel and they deserve this.
“To become a strong team you need to have stability and a vision. The idea has to be very clear and then you will see you go step by step and try to reduce this gap.”
After taking over at Tottenham in November, Conte experienced a number of highs and lows during his first few months in charge.
The 53-year-old was able to guide Spurs into the top four but demanded his ambition be matched at the end of the campaign.
The response was the permanent signings of Ivan Perisic, Fraser Forster, Yves Bissouma, Richarlison and Djed Spence while defender Clement Lenglet joined on loan from Barcelona.
But Conte is not getting ahead of himself when it comes to competing with City and Liverpool, adding: “Our target at this moment is not to close the gap.
“It’s to try to be better compared to last season. We know that last season we reached the fourth place and in my opinion it was a big, big achievement, especially as we finished the season with only 13 players.
“The first…
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