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Tottenham “making enquiries” to bring in replacement for Fabio Paratici
Tottenham have been “making enquiries” to bring in a new Sporting Director after Fabio Paratici left the club this week, and Alasdair Gold has shared a surprising name as a possible candidate.
Spurs making changes on and off the pitch
The Lilywhites are making changes on and off the pitch this month as they look to arrest their current slump under manager Thomas Frank.
The former Brentford boss will be boosted by the arrival of Conor Gallagher, who arrives in a £35m deal from Atletico Madrid.
“I’m so happy and excited to be here, taking the next step in my career at an amazing club.
“I wanted to be a Spurs player and thankfully the Club felt the same. It was very easy, it happened very quickly and I’m ready to get on the pitch.”
Frank has also made an addition to his coaching staff, with former Liverpool assistant John Heitinga, who ironically spent most of his time in England as a player with Everton, joining as First Team Assistant Coach following a horror stint as Ajax manager.
In the boardroom, Co-Sporting Director Paratici has left the club by mutual consent due to a desire to spend more time with his family in Italy, while Carlos Raphael Moersen has joined from the City Football Group as the new Director of Football Operations, a freshly created role.
Johan Lange remains in his role as the other Co-Sporting Director.
Spurs could turn to Edu to replace Paratici
Speaking on his personal YouTube channel, Gold has revealed that Spurs have been “making enquiries” over possible replacements for Paratici behind the scenes, and one possibilty is former Arsenal chief Edu Gaspar.
The Brazilian, who is now in charge of transfers at Nottingham Forest, started as the Gunners’ Technical Director before becoming their first ever Sporting Director, and was responsible for several of Arsenal’s most expensive signings like Declan Rice and Kai Havertz.
“From what I understand Spurs have been making some enquiries about a replacement for Paratici,” Gold said, claiming the role is too broad for just Lange to manage even with the addition of Moersen, following the exits of both Daniel Levy and Paratici.
The reporter named Paul Mitchell as a possible candidate, before stating: “The other one I wonder, might not be someone they turn but you never know.
“I don’t think it would be very popular, but I wonder would they look at Edu. Because don’t forget (Vinai) Venkatesham and Edu worked as a partnership at that lot down the road, and they started to put them back to where they are now.”
While it wouldn’t be very popular with the fans in N17 initially, there is no doubting Edu’s work alongside the now Spurs CEO played a huge role in restoring Arsenal to their current status as Premier League title favourites, so perhaps he could pull off a similar feat back in North London again.
