Former Tottenham Hotspur managing director of football Fabio Paratici was spotted in Norway last week following a Europa Conference League fixture.
The Italian was seen at Bodø Airport awaiting a flight the day after the fixture between Bodø/Glimt and Club Brugge, which the away side won 1-0 courtesy of a goal from Hans Vanaken in the twentieth minute to consign the Norwegian side to their second defeat in as many matches in Group D.
Tottenham had been on the hunt for a new senior figure after Paratici stepped down towards the end of April after originally losing an appeal against a 30-month ban from football.
The North Londoners confirmed earlier this week that they have appointed Johan Lange as Tottenham’s new technical director, replacing Paratici as the club’s key figure in recruitment and will take up his new role at the start of November.
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What does Fabio Paratici now do?
Despite his formal departure from Tottenham, Paratici continues to act as a consultant to the Premier League side and has been seen in attendance at more than one fixture this season (The Athletic).
Paratici’s presence in Norway was discussed during Viaplay’s weekly Premier League podcast by their presenters (10/10/23 – 04:55).
Gunnhild: – “As I said, the weekend started on Thursday for us with European football. We were in Bodø, where Glimt lost to Brugge, which wasn’t great. But when we were going back home on Friday, there was a man sitting right in front of us and I though “I know who this man is.” He was sitting in a meeting, but I smiled and nodded to him. But he…”
Tor Ole: – “Yeah, you did. I didn’t recognise him at all, but you’re much better at that stuff than me.”
Gunnhild: – “And who was it?”
Tor Ole: – “It was Paratici.”
Gunnhild: – “It was indeed.”
Tor Ole: – “Of all people…”
SpursWeb Opinion
Despite the controversy surrounding his time at Juventus, Paratici has proven that he has made a number of shrewd signings during his involvement at Tottenham which have helped to rebuild the playing squad.
Rodrigo Bentancur, Dejan Kulusevski, Destiny Udogie, Cristian Romero and Pape Matar Sarr have all proven their worth as being bargain signings for the club.
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