Antonio Conte will be due a bumper payout if Tottenham sack the Italian.

The Daily Mail says Tottenham are preparing talks with Conte over the terms of his expected exit, with Ryan Mason taking the team as they trained for the first time since the Italian's vicious verbal attack.

Chairman Daniel Levy is ready to sack Conte during the current international break with internal discussions over the terms of his exit now underway.

The Italian has just three months left on his current deal, which is worth £15million a year – meaning Conte is due in the region of £4million in compensation, excluding the money owed to his staff.

Discussions over a potential severance package have now taken place at Tottenham, though there are no indications yet of what Conte might agree to.

Spurs hold an option to extend Conte's deal by an extra 12 months, however it is understood there is no obligation for Spurs to compensate their current head coach for that extension clause.