As with anything related to Tottenham Hotspur, whenever fans are having optimistic thoughts about who is coming in and who could shake things up in the club in a positive manner, the rug is pulled from underneath them and the shake up is really at their expense.
For the most part, Tottenham fans have been looking forward to the January 2026 transfer market with dreams of bagging Antoine Semenyo as the much needed goal scoring upgrade at a left wing position vacated by club legend Son Heung-min this summer transfer window.
And even if Spurs were to miss out on Semenyo, which seems highly likely at this point, there are other possibilities like Manchester City star Savinho, who, like Semenyo, was already a transfer target of Tottenham's this past summer.
Tottenham are having an uncomfortable conversation
But now, instead of talking about the next winger to join Mohammed Kudus and the rest of the gang, Tottenham are having to prepare for life without Fabio Paratici, just months after the former Juventus executive returned to Spurs - and even brought in Randal Kolo Muani to somewhat salvage the striker position for a season.
Paratici has been closely linked with the Fiorentina job, as the Viola hope the Italian executive can save one of the country's historic clubs from relegation. Even though they just scored a big win on Sunday, they are still at real threat of going down, ranked last in the Serie A table.
According to the latest transfer news from Fabrizio Romano, Fabio Paratici is getting even closer to joining Fiorentina. Per Fab, Fiorentina are now ready to "advance and seal" a deal for the sporting director, whom they reportedly offered a five year contract to. Romano reports that Paratici would be Fiorentina's new Head of Football. While a deal is not official between both parties and "formal steps" still need to be completed here, an agreement is "closer" to getting done and Fiorentina remain "confident" that they will seal this major signing.
There are few bigger losses than parting ways with a top executive, especially in the middle of a difficult season. What may be making Paratici abandon ship to the literal worst team in Serie A right now should concern Tottenham Hotspur fans, and it may even be seen as a vote of distrust in Thomas Frank, who has done a very shoddy job of managing this team. Losing Paratici certainly won't help matters from a player recruitment standpoint.