5 Tottenham players who could suffer under Antonio Conte

#3 Steven Bergwijn

Conte has asked Tottenham hierarchy to find a buyer for Bergwijn as per reports

Antonio Conte knows he will have to generate funds by selling players to make his own Tottenham squad and Steven Bergwijn looks like a profit-making asset right now. Nuno saw Bergwin as an important part of his plans and gave him three consecutive Premier League starts for Spurs. Just as life was coming back on track, the forward sustained an injury.

Now that he is back after recovering, his favoring Portuguese is gone and in comes the fiesty Italian Conte and brings no good news with him. Conte will likely capitalize on the harmonous relationship between Harry Kane and Heung-min Son as he did with Lukaku and Martinez. The Tottenham forwards have formed a lethal formation together and Bergwijn won't get the opportunity to be third wheel.

The Dutchman is not very clinical with his finishing and that has often been frustrating for Tottenham fans. He uses his pace well to run past defenders but the end product is not consistent in his game.

Conte is not pressed to employ a system at Tottenham that makes use of wingers extensively and that could kill Bergwijn's game time. At 24, the Dutch forward knows his prime is yet to come and regular game time is the need of the hour for him.

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#2 Dele Alli

Alli will have a hard time convincing Conte to pick him regularly

Conte has spoken of how he would give Dele Alli the "possibility to show his talent" recently but it seems like a long shot from where he is to being a regular starter. The competition for Alli comes from the likes of Tanguy Ndombele and Giovanni Lo Celso, both capable of playing as advanced attacking midfielders and in a double-pivot.

Quite evidently, his on-field performances have been way below the standards that the attacking midfielder had set for himself a few years ago. Conte's training sessions are known to be very serious and intense drills and Alli has had some stick previously for not being sharp and up to his pace. In the Tottenham All or Nothing Documentary, Mourinho called Alli "lazy" in front of the Spurs squad.

Alli has made 263 appearances for Tottenham since making his debut in the 2014-15 season. He has scored 67 goals and registered 61 assists in that time. In 15 Premier League appearances last season, the English midfielder provided only one assist. It is really difficult to see Alli turning it around at Spurs under Conte.

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#1 Ryan Sessegnon

Sessegnon has been patient but chances haven't come at Spurs

Since being bought in from Fulham, Ryan Sessegnon has been a distant figure from the Tottenham senior side. Conte will look to generate funds and the easiest exit to sanction is that of the former Fulham man. Sessegnon can play anywhere on the left-flank, as a winger or a full-back. On the defensive front, however, he hardly brings enough substance for a Conte team.

He is currently out injured due to an injury he harbored while on duty with England U21. Much like Bergwijn, Sessegnon won't get into the frontline under Conte even if he shifts to a front-three.

One would think that even Bryan Gil should be a fringe player under the Italian, but since it was a signing approved by Fabio Paratici, he should remain at the club. The English player has made only 14 appearances for Tottenham since joining and the loan spell at Hoffenheim last season as highlights would not impress Conte.

At Inter, Conte attacked the opposition with his wingbacks but it is difficult to imagine the revival of Sessegnon's career at Tottenham. The Italian is looking for immediate success and it is likely Sessegnon has seemingly no future under him.