Tottenham Hotspur are set to bring Italian director Fabio Paratici back to north London, according to GIVEMESPORT transfer correspondent Ben Jacobs - with the Lilywhites board seeing the Italian join for his second stint next week, once the transfer window has shut.
Paratici, 53, joined Juventus in 2010 and helped the club through their most successful period in its history on the pitch, reaching two Champions League finals, winning nine consecutive Serie A titles, five Coppa Italia trophies, before joining Spurs in 2021. However, after just under two years in the English capital, he resigned after being convicted of financial malpractice.
Jacobs: Paratici Set for Tottenham Return 'No Later Than October'
However, after his ban expired, the Italian has agreed to return to Tottenham, according to Jacobs. Posting on talkSPORT, it is claimed that Paratici has been a consultant for the club throughout the summer, though any return for his services has been called 'hypothetical' and 'speculative' for a number of weeks.
Instead, he will return to his official club role in September and October, ahead of the upcoming winter window, helping Thomas Frank continue his strong start to the Premier League season.
Spurs are insistent that Paratici is currently working on a consultancy basis, and they have denied suggestions that he is set to return in a formal role. But an agreement is in place, according to talkSPORT, with Paratici set to start no later than October 1. A return for Paratici to return to Tottenham has been in the works for quite a while, but with FIFA reducing his ban, a return to north London has been heightened.
GIVEMESPORT Key Statistic: Fabio Paratici had a strong playing career in Italy's football pyramid, playing from 1989 until 2004.
Paratici has had a huge say in Tottenham's current squad. Signing the likes of Cristian Romero, Pape Matar Sarr, Rodrigo Bentancur, Dejan Kulusevski and Bryan Gil, who all remain at the club, as well as Destiny Udogie, Yves Bissouma, Djed Spence and Richarlison before his sudden departure.
More acquisitions have been made during his ban, but Romero, Sarr and Kulusevski especially have all been incredible assets in the capital and chairman Daniel Levy will be hoping that he can produce the same results again to fire them back into the Champions League.
Spurs have been strong this season, brushing Burnley aside before beating Manchester City in an impressive win at the Etihad Stadium, and that could see Frank and Paratici work in tandem to keep the good times coming in January should Spurs find themselves in the mix come the winter transfer window.