Fabio Paratici returns to Tottenham as sporting director after his suspension

Tottenham announced on Wednesday the full-time return of Fabio Paratici to the Premier League team as one of two sporting directors, two and a half years after his departure amid a bogus accounting lawsuit at his former club Juventus.

Paratici was among the officials banned from football activities when Juventus were handed a 15-point penalty following an investigation by Turin prosecutors into alleged false accounting.

Paratici was handed a 30-month ban by Italian sporting authorities, which was extended globally by FIFA and upheld in 2023 following his appeal – leading to his departure from Tottenham, where he was the club’s general manager at the time.

Last month, a judge granted Paratici an 18-month plea deal, suspending the sentence imposed by Italy’s general judicial (non-sports) structure. Like others involved in the case, such as former Juventus president Andrea Agnelli, Paratici denied any wrongdoing.

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Now he is back at Tottenham, where he will work with fellow sporting director Johan Lange on a new structure in the club’s football operations.

Paratici said he has been working as a consultant at Tottenham for “a number of months” and is looking forward to returning in a full-time role.

«I am convinced that by working together with Johan we can build a special future for the club and our supporters,» Paratici said in a Tottenham statement.

Tottenham said the new structure was “designed to strengthen long-term leadership, collaboration and decision-making across all areas of the men’s and boys’ game.”

“Together they (Paratici and Lange) will lead our men’s football strategy and drive an ambitious new chapter,” the club said.

The high-level restructuring at Tottenham comes after the departure of former chairman Daniel Levy last month.

Published on October 15, 2025