Tottenham chief Fabio Paratici continues to be linked with a move away from the club.
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At this time of year speculation usually surrounds the futures of players, given the proximity to the January transfer window, but in Tottenham’s case, their biggest future question mark involves a senior staff member.
Spurs chief Fabio Paratici seems to be facing an uncertain future, with Fiorentina said to be pushing to recruit the Italian ahead of the second half of the season.
Paratici is only months removed from being reinstated at Spurs following a two-year ban issued by Italian authorities relating to financial irregularities from his time at Juventus. But it seems that faith won’t be repaid by Paratici, who is reportedly set to return to Italy to take the Fiorentina post.
According to Firenze Viola via SportWitness, Paratici is getting ever-closer to making the move despite being present in London for Tottenham’s win over Crystal Palace on Sunday. It’s claimed Paratici has been in Italy for talks and that he flew back for the Palace game.
A report from La Nazione goes on to claim Paratici will ultimately agree to terminate his current contract and that he wants his exit to be ‘soft, without rift or repercussions’. They speculate that further developments could come this weekend or after, with details needing to be worked out before then.
In the meantime, Paratici is said to be continuing talks with Fiorentina over their January transfer strategy in preparation for the move.
Frank on Paratici peculation
Frank has been coy over the speculation surrounding Paratici and a possible move to Fiorentina. In his latest press conference, after the Palace game, Frank was asked about Paratici being in attendance at Selhurst Park.
"I didn't know that Vinai and Fabio were here today, but I expected them to be,” said the Spurs boss. “As I said the whole time, there's a lot of rumours with a lot of things. Players, staff members, directors, whatever it is, I don't comment on them."