Key figures who led Tottenham left the team one after another. Previously, coach Antonio Conte (54, Italy) put down the baton, and this time, even the general manager Fabio Paratici (51, Italy) said goodbye to the club.
Tottenham said on the club’s official website on the 21st (Korean time), “Director Paratici has decided to leave the club to focus on legal response to the disciplinary action he received from the Italian Football Association (FIGC) and the International Football Federation (FIFA).” revealed
Paratici is an Italian footballer and club manager. He started his career in Piacenza Calcio in 1988 and retired in 2004 after playing for US Sassuolo Calcio (Italy), US Palermo and Calcio Lecco 1912.
He transformed into a scout at UC Sampdoria that year and started his front life. In 2010, he moved to Juventus and worked as a chief scout. Then, in 2018, when former Juventus general manager Giuseppe Marotta stepped down, he was appointed as Juventus general manager through an internal promotion.스포츠토토
After he failed to renew his contract with Juventus, the club he had a relationship with was Tottenham. In the summer of 2021, he took over as general manager of Tottenham and worked with Chairman Daniel Levy.
There was no problem for about 1 year and 6 months after that. However, in January, Paratici was involved in misconduct during his time as Juventus manager. He, along with president Andrea Agnelli and vice president Pavel Nedved, were accused of accounting fraud in minimizing the club’s financial losses over a three-year period. The intentional overestimation of player transfer fees by manipulating the accounting books led to a scandal.
At the center of all this controversy was the person in charge, General Paratic. In the end, he was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months suspension from FIGC.
At first, there seemed to be no major problem with the performance of Tottenham general manager, as this discipline was limited to Italy. However, after receiving a request from FIGC, FIFA moved. FIFA has made the decision to extend Paratici’s ban worldwide.
As a result of FIFA’s decision, Paratici is no longer able to carry out his duties at Tottenham. I appealed to FIFA, but lost the reason to remain at Tottenham.
The Tottenham club said, “FIFA has decided to expand the scope of disciplinary activities around the world,” and “Controversy continues about this, but Paratici has been unable to fulfill his duties as general manager at Tottenham. Eventually, he decided to legally respond to general manager. I have decided to step down,” he said.
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy told the club: “The difficult time continues for Paratic and his family. We wanted to allow him to follow due process. He breathes with football.” He is a person who lives without taking a break. I will support Paratici so that he can overcome difficult times well.”
Tottenham is rapidly changing. Previously, Tottenham appointed Scott Mun, a manager from the ‘City Football Group’, to which Manchester City belongs, as its new chief executive. “We will be strengthening our football duties over the next few months,” said Levy. Scott Munn will begin his official tenure this summer.
Meanwhile, Tottenham is in 5th place in the league with 53 points from 16 wins, 5 draws and 10 losses this season. The difference between Newcastle (56 points) and 4th placed Newcastle, qualified for the UEFA Champions League, is 3 points. The difference between Manchester United (59 points) and third place is 6 points. However, both Newcastle and Manchester United have played one less game than Tottenham.
It’s definitely one of the top 20 clubs in the Premier League. But Tottenham is never satisfied. On March 27, it was announced that the contract with former coach Conte had been terminated by mutual agreement. “Tottenham haven’t won the championship trophy in the past 20 years. There were selfish players. The club also needs to change,” he said, but eventually left the team. It was practically rigid.
And this time, even Paratici, who persuaded former coach Conte directly and brought him to Tottenham in 2021, will leave Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Currently, Tottenham are led by acting manager Christian Stellini, and they are looking for a replacement manager.