Fiorentina are pushing to convince Tottenham’s Fabio Paratici to become their Head of Football and leave Spurs
That’s according to journalist Matteo Moretto. He reports on Fiorentina’s efforts to hire the Tottenham sporting director.
He first reported earlier today that Fiorentina were ‘betting on’ Fabio Paratici to become the new Head of Football at their club. They have reportedly offered him a five-year deal to do so.
Moretto has now followed that up, reporting that negotiations between Fiorentina and Tottenham’s sporting director have advanced.
According to his information, the Italian club are pushing to convince the Tottenham executive to accept their offer. They are in constant contact with him about the potential move and there is a belief that there could be a breakthrough in the short term.
The indication is that they are confident they can convince Paratici to return to Italy. He’s only been back with Tottenham since October after serving a 30 month ban from football for his role in alleged false accounting and financial irregularities during his time as sporting director and managing director at Juventus.
The ban was initially imposed by the Italian Football Federation and then extended worldwide by FIFA. He subsequently stepped down from his role at Tottenham but returned in October. Now he could be set for a return to Italy, with Fiorentina working hard to get him.