Tottenham had a miserable winter transfer window as they brought in just two players.
Conor Gallagher and Souza were the only senior arrivals at Tottenham as Thomas Frank sought additions to bolster his squad.
John Wenham believes that Fabio Paratici’s exit played a huge role in that, with the chaos behind the scenes contributing to a lack of action in the market
Paratici was kept on until the end of the window, despite confirming that he will join Fiorentina in February.
How are Tottenham planning to replace Fabio Paratici?
Paratici shared his duties with Johan Lange, and the two sporting director model looks set to continue after Spurs’ plans were shared.
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A report from The Telegraph’s Matt Law on 4 February claims that the North London club intend to stick with their current approach.
It states that they are not willing to give Lange the role on his own, after the Italian’s departure, and have already started the search for his replacement, who will work alongside the Dane.
Why are they doomed to repeat their previous failures?
The double sporting director model clearly does not work, as was shown in the winter window, as Spurs failed to bring Frank what he needed to push on and redeem the current campaign.
The report from Law claims that the N17 outfit believes that the ability to combine different skills will ultimately benefit them.
However, that did not happen when Lange and Paratici were serving together, so why would it work in the future, with someone different?
The right solution would have been to dismiss Lange, and appoint a new, more qualified, sporting director to work alone, as he has proven that he is not good enough to handle the task in his time at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The Lilywhites obviously do not trust the 46-year-old to make the decisions by himself, but he has not shown that he can work with another person to do what is best for the club, either.
If he is kept in role, it will not matter who else is brought in, and Spurs will be destined to repeat the same failures that hampered them recently, and likely be held back as a result.