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​Jordan urges Tottenham chief Levy to back Conte spending spree

Tottenham chief Daniel Levy has to back manager Antonio Conte this summer.

The London club are very close to qualifying for the Champions League by finishing fourth in the Premier League.

Spurs only need a draw against Norwich City to all but assure Champions League football on the final day of the season.

Ex-Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan believes now is the time for the club to back Conte.

He said on talkSPORT: "It's a huge opportunity. They wasted an opportunity in 2019.

"They've got it again. They have a real live one in Conte.

"I don't always like him, don't always value the way he operates in the media sometimes, but that's football managers, the modern day football manager who seem to be able to do what they want, when they want and how they want. But he is the real one, so you've got to back him if you want him to win something.

"And I do believe that Tottenham can win something under this manager. What that winning looks like, whether that's a League Cup, an FA Cup, a Europa League if they get knocked out of the Champions League, or something more significant in the years to come with the Champions League, I think you've got a live one here.

"And it's incumbent on Daniel to get that £40-£50m that the Champions League is going to bring in, on top of the £50m, £60m, £70m, £80m he might have been prepared to give him, I hope Spurs spend £150m and give this guy some proper tools."

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