ANTONIO CONTE revealed he visited Ryan Mason in hospital after his career-ending injury.
Mason was forced to quit at 26 having fractured his skull.
That shocking injury occurred while he was playing for Hull City at Conte’s Chelsea in 2017.
Conte is now in charge of the Blues’ London rivals Tottenham.
And the new Spurs boss promoted Mason to be his first-team coach last week.
The Italian said: “It was a strange situation.
“I went to the hospital to find him and his family as it was a serious injury.
“I followed him last season when he was Spurs coach for two months.
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“This will be a good experience for him.”
Mason, now 30, added: “He is one of the world’s best managers.
“Winning mentality is contagious. Hopefully we can transfer it to the players.”
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