The instant improvement clubs have under Conte as he finally joins Spurs

The Premier League side were looking for someone to replace Nuno Espirito Santo who was sacked at the start of the week.

Having only just arrived in the summer, Santo was unable to establish any kind of foundation at the club and suffered several heavy losses during his short tenure at the club.

And the club acted fast to bring in the Italian, who was close to taking over in the summer.

"Last summer our union did not happen because the end of my relationship with Inter was still too recent and emotionally too involved with the end of the season, so I felt that it wasn't yet the right time to return to coaching.

"But the contagious enthusiasm and determination of Daniel Levy in wanting to entrust me with this task had already hit the mark. Now that the opportunity has returned, I have chosen to take it with great conviction."

Given his record in Italy and in England, it is an appointment that should excite many Spurs fans following their poor start to the season.

In a 15-year career as a manger Conte has proved to everyone that he wins wherever he goes. In fact, he's one of the most decorated managers now working in the Premier League, with his five league titles overshadowing Jurgen Klopp's three and Thomas Tuchel's two.

Perhaps his most remarkable achievement is his record of winning league titles on the back of poor seasons.

Chelsea

Before Conte: 50 points, 10th place (2015/16 season)

With Conte: 93 points, champions (2016/17 season)

Trophies won: 1x Premier League, 1x FA Cup

For all of Chelsea's success during owner Roman Abramovich's tenure, they arguably endured their worst ever season in 2015/16.

Midway through the season, Mourinho was sacked and the club finished the season in 10th place.

The club then regrouped and brought in Conte prior to the start of the 2016/17 campaign.

A huge 93 points, the second highest in Premier League history at the time, saw Chelsea win the title.

Whilst it isn't a surprise to see the Blues win major honours, it was an incredible feat to win the title given what had happened in the previous season.

Juventus

Before Conte: 58 points, 7th place (2010/11)

With Conte: 84 points, champions (2011/12)

Trophies won: 3x Scudetto, 2x Italian Super Cup

The same can also be said at Juventus where he achieved multiple successes following taking over after a poor campaign.

Similar to Chelsea, for a club of Juve's stature who are expected to compete for titles, they endured a woeful season in 2010/11 where they finished seventh.

Conte arrived and won the Scudetto for three straight seasons as well as back to back Italian Super Cups.

Inter Milan

Before Conte: 69 points, 4th place (2018/19)

With Conte: 91 points, champions (2020/21)

Trophies won: 1x Scudetto

Despite finishing in the top four during the 2018/19 season, Inter looked far away from the title.

In the 2019/20 season, Conte arrived and oversaw an immediate improvement. The club finished second, losing the title by a point to Juventus

In the following campaign the Italian helped the club push on and win the Scudetto for the first time since 2009/10 ending the previous champions' nine-year dominance in Serie A.

Not only has he helped clubs achieve success, he has an equally impressive record of single handedly improving players.

At Inter, Conte was adamant the club sign Romelu Lukaku and having done so, helped the Belgian rediscover the form he had lost during his time at Manchester United.

With Spurs' star striker Harry Kane struggling for form, Conte's imminent arrival will surely help England's captain rediscover his goal scoring touch and help Spurs compete for major honours.

But talkSPORT has been told the Italian will bring a major boost to Tottenham's defence, too, and will 'get the best out of every single player', just like when he was at Chelsea.

That's according to former Blues defender Jason Cundy, who admits London rivals Spurs are getting one of the great current coaches.

"I tell you what he'll do, from my own experience of watching him, he will be defensively solid," Cundy said on The Sports Bar.

"It's going to be a little bit of a work in progress, but Conte will make sure Spurs do not concede.

"That's what he will do, he will go back to basics, make sure they keep things tight and, I saw him do this at Chelsea, he will get the best out of every single player.

"He had a better squad at Chelsea, there's no question of that, but what he also did is get the best out of every player.

"He had Victor Moses playing right wing-back and won the Premier League!

"Victor Moses would tell you by his own admission he's not the best right wing-back in the world, he was converted, but he won a Premier League medal and scored lots of goals and was really influential in Chelsea's season.

"That's where he will take this Spurs team, he will get the best out of them, but it will be intense and if they don't live up to his standards, if you're not on board, you might as well leave the club now."