Tottenham Hotspur are set to complete a significant return for their former director of football, Fabio Paratici, according to reports - with the Italian chief having 'agreed terms' for a return to the Lilywhites in a shock move.
Paratici originally joined Spurs in 2021 as their director of football, having spent a decade as Juventus' transfer guru prior to that - though he was forced to resign by world governing body FIFA, being handed a two-and-a-half-year ban. However, this summer will see that ban come to an end, and Tottenham have reportedly sealed a deal for him to return to the English capital.
The report by TBR Football states that Paratici has agreed terms over a return to Tottenham after almost two years away from the club, and that a deal is 'sealed' to bring him back to N17.
Beginning his tenure with Nuno Espírito Santo at the helm, Tottenham sacked the Portuguese boss and hired Paratici's former Juventus colleague Antonio Conte to take over at the helm, where he dragged them to fourth place in the table, securing Champions League football as a result. Landing the likes of Dejan Kulusevski, Rodrigo Bentancur and Cristian Romero, Spurs became a feared outfit - though Conte's spell as boss ended in tatters, Paratici resigned shortly after following his 30-month ban imposed by FIFA.
An Italian investigation saw the former lower-league striker punished for false accounting, which only applied in Italy initially - though that was extended worldwide after a request from the Italian FA. It also saw Juventus docked an initial 15 points before that was reduced to ten, though they were excluded from featuring in European competitions for the following campaign.