Another player working towards his return is Ryan Sessegnon. The 22-year-old could be seen doing plenty of gym work as he hopes to return sooner rather than later from the hamstring injury he suffered last month. A flurry of transfer activity in July, after smart January business to recruit Rodrigo Bentancur and Dejan Kulusevski, heightened expectations in N17 and Tottenham won five of their opening seven Premier League fixtures. The future of Conte's assistant Cristian Stellini is also in doubt but the 48-year-old has been working with the players this week alongside fellow Spurs coach Ryan Mason. The duo oversaw a training ground friendly match against Ipswich on Thursday featuring a couple of first teamers and mostly U21 development squad youngsters.

After a rollercoaster opening few months, in which Conte threatened to quit following a 1-0 defeat at Burnley last February, he guided Spurs to an impressive top-four finish by beating rivals Arsenal to Champions League qualification on the final day. The club will need to provide some clarity to the squad and the fans as they begin preparations for a tough Premier League match at Everton. Youngster Romaine Mundle could also be seen working with them in the gym, while some of the injured first team stars are going through some of their recovery work.Clement Lenglet interrupted the conversation briefly as he walked over to greet the Spurs assistant head coach. Read More Related Articles

football.london understands that as of Saturday morning the players remained in the dark over what's happening behind the scenes with the head coach although many presume he will leave during this fortnight and are simply waiting to hear the news. The fit Spurs first teamers working at Hotspur Way include Lenglet, Arnaut Danjuma, Lucas Moura and Japhet Tanganga as well as goalkeepers Alfie Whiteman and Brandon Austin. Training sessions and fitness work has continued at the Enfield-based training ground among the remaining Spurs players as everyone awaits news on what is to come next. READ MORE: The inside story as Daniel Levy faces major decision to call time on Antonio Conte Tottenham era

Defeat at Arsenal on October 1 sparked a difficult period, though, with Gian Piero Ventrone, Conte's friend for three decades and the club's fitness coach, dying at the age of 61 before later in the month losses to Manchester United and Newcastle followed.