Tottenham send new message on transfer plans as Fabio Paratici exit confirmed

In partnership with

Evening Standard

·14 January 2026

Tottenham send new message on transfer plans as Fabio Paratici exit confirmed

Spurs insist it will be ‘business as usual’ despite departure of transfer guru

Tottenham insist it will be “business as usual moving forward” in the transfer market despite the exit of sporting director Fabio Paratici.

Spurs have confirmed Paratici is moving back to Italy to join Fiorentina at the end of January window.

Paratici only returned to his role of sporting director in October, two and a half years after he was banned by FIFA.

OneFootball Videos

His exit is a blow for Spurs but chief executive Vinai Venkatesham insists the new management structure at Spurs “is designed to be resilient to personnel changes”.

Confirming Paratici’s exit, Venkatesham, said: “We have agreed that Fabio will return to Italy following the conclusion of the January transfer window, in line with his wish to move back home. We thank Fabio for his contribution to the club and wish him well for the future.

"Our management structure is designed to be resilient to personnel changes, and it will be business as usual moving forward."

Paratici is moving back to Italy to join Fiorentina

PA

Paratici returned in October as joint sporting director with Johan Lange.

Explaining his decision to leave Spurs, the Italian said: “I want to thank Vinai and the board of Tottenham Hotspur for accommodating my desire to return to Italy and join Fiorentina.

“I have loved my time at the club, however this opportunity, together with the need to be based in my homeland, has led me to this decision.

“Spurs is a club that is very close to my heart. It has great people working for it, who are as passionate about the project as I am and want to bring sustained success. I have no doubt that they will achieve that and I will be watching closely from Italy.”