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Antonio Conte expected return date revealed.
Tottenham assistant coach Cristian Stellini has disclosed that manager Antonio Conte is unlikely to return to the sidelines for the weekend Premier League match against Chelsea.
Conte underwent surgery earlier this month to have his gallbladder removed after developing cholecystitis at the end of January. After promptly returning to England to continue his job, he took over as manager of Spurs when they played both Leicester and AC Milan.
But, the Italian found it to be too much for him to handle, and he subsequently acknowledged he had overestimated his recovery and tried to do too much too fast.
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Stellini has since revealed that the earliest Spurs fans would likely see Conte again is in March.
“I am not expecting Antonio is back for Chelsea but I expect Antonio will be back the week after Chelsea,” Stellini said on the matter.
“For Milan or Wolverhampton,” he added, seemingly also ruling Conte out of taking charge of the FA Cup tie against Sheffield United between the Chelsea and Wolves games.
“If Antonio feels well without some pain or feel something strange, Antonio will be back.”