Conte was announced on an initial deal until June 2023 but with the option of an extension as the 52-year-old replaces the sacked Nuno Espirito Santo.

Capturing Conte – who guided London rivals Chelsea to the Premier League title in 2017 – is seen as a major coup for Spurs, who initially missed out on securing his services in the summer.

But things didn’t get off to the most auspicious start on Twitter as the club posted a welcome message to Conte in the wrong language.

The initial tweet from the official Spurs English-language account showed Conte holding up a shirt with the caption ‘Bienvenido a Tottenham Hotspur, Antonio Conte’.

The only problem was that it was in Spanish rather than Conte's native Italian.

The tweet was later deleted, with a new message in English reading: “Welcome to Tottenham Hotspur, Antonio Conte.”  

There was also a message for Conte in Italian which read “Buongiorno Antonio.”

But merciless football fans on social media were not about to let the famously trophy-shy club get off lightly. 

“The Spurs official admin has just deleted the biggest manager announcement in our club's history, this is what Conte is joining,” wrote one fan.

“Having announced the arrival of Italian Antonio Conte in Spanish, Spurs have now deleted it and re-announced their new manager with an Italian caption. What a sublime mess,” wrote a popular account.