Having confirmed the players he would keep and the players he would let go, Conte turned to the transfer market for players he wanted to bring in.
Even with Dele choosing to stay back, adding to the squad depth, the team still needed some legs in midfield so Conte went looking.
They say seek and ye shall find. Conte went seeking and he found a bargain, managing to find a want away Bentacur who wanted more playing time than what he was getting at Uventus.
Good things come in twos, they say and Conte also started making efforts to bring over another player who was dissatisfied with his playing time and contract at Uventus, Kulusevski.
With the director of football working on the transfers, Conte had another thought, looking at Harry Kane.
The team desperately needed a sub striker.
Because Son and Moura could play as strikers, none of the previous Tottenham managers had been especially desperate to bring in another striker, however the truth was that they didn't meet the cut.
