And now what about Fabio Paratici? Tottenham has been wondering since last night, when it learned that its “soccer director” was sanctioned for 30 months by the Football Federation for perjury and financial irregularities in the context of the capital gains sentence that took 15 points from Juventus . The FIGC has asked that the sentence against Paratici be extended outside the Italian borders, and Spurs immediately asked for clarification to understand if their market man will really have to serve a sentence that would prevent him from playing the role for which Tottenham has hired him. . Also for this reason, the club led by Antonio Conte has not issued any official press release in this regard.
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Paratici’s detention, according to the Juve sentence, is two and a half years, the longest of those imposed in the sentence of the Federal Court of Appeals. Paratici worked at Juve from 2010 until the end of the 2021 season, dealing with most of his experience in the black and white transfer market coordinating the scouting group and acting up front in the search for players. When Beppe Marotta, the man who had brought him to Turin, left, he was promoted to head of the entire sports area, having more decision-making margin. The fact that hers is the harshest sentence handed down against executives makes hers a central figure. It is also for this reason that Spurs urgently try to understand if the sentence applies immediately, even pending the appeal that Juventus has already announced that it intends to file, or if outside Italy it is valid only in case of international approval.
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Paratici, 50, arrived at Tottenham in July 2021, after his adventure at Juve ended. His feeling with Conte is one of the main reasons for Antonio’s arrival at Spurs in November 2021. Paratici holds the position of director of football, with direct entry into the market, a fundamental result in January, when he arrives from Rodrigo and Dejan’s Juve Bentancur. Kulusevski were fundamental in Tottenham’s rise to fourth place, that “miracle” that Conte pointed out as the starting point for the new season. If Paratici’s disqualification were valid also in the Premier League and internationally, not only in Italy, Tottenham would lose its point of reference for the market right in the middle of a decisive winter session, in which Spurs try to strengthen themselves for the resumption. the race for fourth place is complicated by the latest negative results. Losing Paratici, then, risks having important repercussions also in the negotiation for the renewal of Conte’s contract, which expires at the end of the season. Although the club has been pressing for a renewal for some time, the coach has taken some time to reflect, aware that Spurs are a team that still needs signings and work to be up to par with the best in the Premier League. If Paratici’s save was really valid in England too, Spurs risk losing one of the few managers capable of convincing Conte to stay. It is one of the reasons why clarify as soon as possible to what extent the inhibition imposed by the Federal Court of Appeals will limit Paratici’s work with Tottenham.
