As Tottenham Hotspur are set to hand a big role to sporting director Fabio Paratici, journalist Jack Pitt-Brooke of the Athletic has dropped an exciting behind the scenes claim involving the 48-year-old (Twitter).
The Lowdown: Paratici and Spurs...
Reports last week heavily linked the Italian with a role on Tottenham's board amid all the noise surrounding talks with former Inter Milan boss Antonio Conte.
Both men have worked together closely in the past at Juventus, and while Spurs couldn't get Conte through the door, Paratici is set to land a big role at the Lilywhites.
The Latest: Athletic journalist drops exciting Paratici claim
Indeed, Pitt-Brooke has explained on social media that Paratici will oversee all footballing decisions and 'especially' Spurs' search for a new manager.
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As well as this, there is apparently huge confidence behind the scenes at Spurs in the chief's ability to run and operate an efficient football club.
"Fabio Paratici on his way in to Spurs. Will be handed a big role overseeing all football decisions, especially the new head coach," said Pitt-Brooke (via Twitter).
"Expectations are high inside Tottenham that Paratici's networking and negotiating skills will help the club, that he will add more football expertise to the 'Football Board', and that he will drive up standards (which have slipped) across the board. Big job to step into!"
The Verdict: Interesting times ahead...
News that Paratici will be overseeing more of the footballing decision-making as an alternative to chairman Daniel Levy must surely come as exciting for Spurs fans.
Tottenham will now revert back to the sporting director model and the most interesting aspect of this development could be that Paratici will now be heavily involved in the manager hunt, something that has been hectic to say the least under Levy's leadership.
Pitt-Brooke's claim that there is much optimism inside the club could at least fill Spurs fans with confidence that he may make an informed and educated decision, rather than the scattergun approach which has seen countless names linked in the media over the last few weeks.
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