{"id":31140,"date":"2026-01-14T16:58:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T16:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/un-news.org\/italian-fabio-paratici-departs-for-florence-as-sporting-director\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T16:58:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T16:58:51","slug":"italian-fabio-paratici-departs-for-florence-as-sporting-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/un-news.org\/en\/italian-fabio-paratici-departs-for-florence-as-sporting-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Fabio Paratici departs for Florence as Sporting Director"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"model-response-message-contentr_eb00802b02a1ed9f\" class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel enable-updated-hr-color\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-busy=\"false\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"0\">Tottenham Hotspur Announces Departure of Sporting Director Fabio Paratici to Fiorentina After Winter Transfer Window<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"1\"><b data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">United News Commission \u2013 London \u2013<\/b> Fabio Paratici, the Sporting Director of Tottenham Hotspur, will leave the English football club following the upcoming winter transfer window to resume his duties with Serie A side Fiorentina.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2\">The Italian Paratici joined Tottenham in the summer of 2021 but left the club in 2023 after Italy\u2019s highest sports court rejected his appeal against a 30-month ban for alleged financial irregularities dating back to his previous tenure at Juventus.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3\">Paratici received a 30-month global ban from FIFA but continued to work as a consultant for Tottenham before officially returning to the club in October.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">In a statement released by the English club, Paratici said: &#8220;I have loved my time at the club, but this opportunity, combined with the need to be in my home country, led to this decision.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">Reports had surfaced regarding Paratici receiving his salary from Tottenham while working diligently, as stated by Tottenham manager Thomas Frank at the end of 2025.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6\">Fiorentina currently sits in 18th place in the Italian league, and Ibrahimovi\u0107 scored against them in the last match. Meanwhile, Tottenham left-sided player Manor Solomon recently joined the Italian club on a loan deal with an option to buy.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7\">Vinai Venkatesham, the Tottenham CEO who brought Paratici back to the North London club, stated: &#8220;Our management structure is designed to be resilient to changes in personnel, and work will continue as normal in the future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr data-path-to-node=\"8\" \/>\n<p>United News Network \u2013 UNN Arabic<\/p>\n<p>An independent media platform providing reliable news and objective analysis, seeking to promote peace and cultural dialogue worldwide, to convey the truth and build bridges of understanding between peoples.<\/p>\n<p>For more news, you can visit our homepage:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"K32bHs1Fy5\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/un-news.org\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Home&#8221; &#8212; \u0634\u0628\u0643\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062a\u062d\u062f\u0629 \u2013 UNN \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629\" src=\"https:\/\/un-news.org\/en\/embed\/#?secret=67zioaGYIt#?secret=K32bHs1Fy5\" data-secret=\"K32bHs1Fy5\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham Hotspur Announces Departure of Sporting Director Fabio Paratici to Fiorentina After Winter Transfer Window United News Commission \u2013 London \u2013 Fabio Paratici, the Sporting Director of Tottenham Hotspur, will leave the English football club following the upcoming winter transfer window to resume his duties with Serie A side Fiorentina. 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