Tottenham's joint sporting director Fabio Paratici is to leave the club and join Fiorentina following the end of the January transfer window. Paratici only returned to Spurs in October after he left in 2023 due to allegations of false accounting at former club Juventus.
The Italian subsequently received a 30-month ban imposed by FIFA but worked as a consultant for the North London club before he officially rejoined earlier this season. But Paratici will depart the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium again next month, after he expressed a desire to move back to his native country.
“We have agreed that Fabio will return to Italy following the conclusion of the January transfer window, in line with his wish to move back home,” Spurs chief executive Vinai Venkatesham confirmed.
“We thank Fabio for his contribution to the Club and wish him well for the future. Our management structure is designed to be resilient to personnel changes, and it will be business as usual moving forward."
Addressing his exit, Paratici said: “I want to thank Vinai and the Board of Tottenham Hotspur for accommodating my desire to return to Italy and join Fiorentina.
“I have loved my time at the club, however this opportunity, together with the need to be based in my homeland, has led me to this decision.
“Spurs is a club that is very close to my heart. It has great people working for it, who are as passionate about the project as I am and want to bring sustained success. I have no doubt that they will achieve that and I will be watching closely from Italy.”
News of Paratici’s departure comes as Tottenham close in on the signing of Conor Gallagher.
As reported by football.london on Sunday, Spurs are desperate for reinforcements before the January window slams shut but whether Thomas Frank is in charge to integrate new signings remains to be seen.
A fee in the region of 40million euros (£34.7m) is set to clinch Gallagher’s return back to England after a mixed spell in Spain.
The former Crystal Palace loanee has made 77 appearances for Atletico during the past 18 months and scored seven times but never fully nailed down a starting berth in Diego Simeone’s side.
Thomas Frank, meanwhile, faces an uncertain future in north London following the defeat by Aston Villa in the FA Cup third-round last weekend.