ANTONIO CONTE will leave Tottenham this summer, says Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand.
The Italian manager sensationally fuelled speculation around his Spurs future earlier this week with some startling words following their 1-0 loss to Burnley.
He said: "I have to talk to the club I am too honest to close my eyes and continue in this way, and also take my salary.
"I want to take my responsibility. I am open for every decision because I want to help Tottenham.
"Four defeats in the last five games, this is the first time in my life this type of situation has happened. This is unacceptable."
And Ferdinand believes Conte – who only arrived in North London three months ago – has already made his mind up about leaving Tottenham at the end of the campaign.
Speaking on BT Sport, he said: "I don't think he'll be here after the summer. Based on what I've seen in the media and the players he's got there.
"I think he'll be quite comfortable going 'listen, I didn't know it was that bad', and he'll feel no way about walking away.
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"He's not someone who will look back and regret that. I'll be very surprised if he's still here [at Spurs]."
He went on to add: "As players there's moments where confidence is low, you're looking for answers and you look around the dressing room.
"If you've got a leader they'll step up and instil that belief again, but you never expect your manager to come out and talk defeated like that. I've never know that. He sounded defeated to me.
"You look to the manager to pull you up when you're down. You look in his eyes and he's still got the belief.
"To see that with him, I was disappointed. He's a winner, he grafts. I just hope that was an emotional moment."
Despite worries surrounding Conte, Spurs responded in a positive manner against Leeds on Saturday lunchtime as they secured a 4-0 win at Elland Road.
Goals from Matt Doherty, Dejan Kulusevski and Harry Kane saw the Lilywhites race into a 3-0 lead after less than half an hour.
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And in the second half a wonderful pass from Kane found Son Heung-min as he tucked away Spurs' fourth.
The strike means Kane and Son now move beyond Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard as the most prolific strike duo in Premier League history – having combined for a breathtaking 37 goals.
The victory saw Tottenham move to within four points of the Champions League spots.
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