Tottenham Hotspur have parted ways with Italian manager Antonio Conte “by mutual agreement” after 16 months in charge of the London club.

After a 3-1 lead and a 3-3 tie at Southampton on March 18, the Italian went on a crazy rant after the game. This led to him being fired.

The 53-year-old manager, who took over in November 2021, will be replaced until the end of the season by his assistant, Cristian Stellini.

“We can announce that head coach Antonio Conte has left the club by mutual agreement,” a club statement read.

“We achieved Champions League qualification in Antonio’s first season at the club. We thank Antonio for his contribution and wish him well for the future.

“Cristian Stellini will take the team as acting head coach for the remainder of the season, along with Ryan Mason as assistant head coach.”

Spurs chairman Daniel Levy added: “We have 10 Premier League games remaining and we have a fight on our hands for a Champions League place.

“We all need to pull together. Everyone has to step up to ensure the highest possible finish for our club and amazing, loyal supporters.”

Spurs are in fourth place in the Premier League, but they are only two points ahead of Newcastle, which is in fifth place and has two games in hand over Spurs in the race to get into the Champions League.

This season, Stellini filled in for Conte on the sidelines when the Italian was still recovering from gallbladder surgery.

Conte was the manager of Juventus, Chelsea, and Inter Milan, where he won three league titles, but he couldn’t help Tottenham win a major trophy for the first time in 15 years.

At the end of the season, his contract was set to end.

After the tie with Southampton, Conte went on a crazy rant in which he called his players “selfish” and said they couldn’t play well under pressure.

He also said that Tottenham hadn’t won a trophy in a long time and said that it was because the team changed managers so often.