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​Tottenham boss Conte: Kulusevski, Bentancur bringing new atmosphere

Tottenham boss Antonio Conte is very happy with new signings Dejan Kulusevski and Rodrigo Bentancur.

The winger and central midfielder have arrived from Juventus in January, and were involved as Spurs defeated Brighton in the FA Cup fourth round on Saturday.

Conte, who was adamant about wanting new signings in the winter, is pleased with the "new atmosphere" that Kulusevski and Bentancur can bring to his group for the rest of the season.

"It was important also to breathe the atmosphere for the two new signings, for us, for Dejan Kulusevski and Rodrigo Bentancur," Conte said.

"It was important to come in and to understand the intensity of this league. I repeat, two good players, two young players with talent. They can help us.

"Rodrigo, despite his age, only 24-years-old, has a lot of experience because he played 120 games for Juventus. Kulusevski, the same. I think they can help us.

"I'm pleased that I gave them the opportunity to come in and also breathe this fantastic atmosphere in our stadium.

"Our fans, the noise tonight was so intense that it was also very difficult to communicate with the players."

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