London derby: Conte to miss Tottenham game vs Chelsea

Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte will be unavailable to witness his side face his former club Chelsea next weekend.

Conte’s assistant coach, Cristian Stellini in a statement admitted he’d not expected to see the Italian manager back in the dugout for the London Derby.

It is no longer news that Conte is in Italy recovering after having gallbladder surgery.

The former Chelsea manager missed his side’s 2-0 win against West Ham on Sunday and Stellini thinks he will miss the Chelsea game too.

“No, I am not expecting Antonio to be back for Chelsea but I expect Antonio will be back the week after Chelsea.

“We also have the game in the FA Cup so maybe not Chelsea but we don’t know, because if Antonio feels well and he can live some stress without some pain or feel something strange, Antonio will be back,” Stellini said.

Chelsea will head to the game after their recent defeat to Southampton last weekend.