Fabio Paratici says Tottenham will not buckle to fan ‘pressure’ and make signings for the sake of it
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Fabio Paratici insists Tottenham will not bow to ‘pressure’ from fans and make signings that are not part of their ‘long-term’ plan… as Spurs managing director claims the club has a ‘ general image of our project’
- Tottenham’s managing director claimed it’s part of a ‘rebuild’ at the club
- The Italian insisted that Spurs will not fall under the ‘pressure’ of the fans to sign
- The Spurs made two additions in Pedro Porro and Arnaut Danjuma in January
Tottenham managing director Fabio Paratici says the club will not give in to “pressure” from fans and make signings that are not part of its long-term plan.
The Italian helped oversee Spurs’ transfer activity in January, which saw them recruit two new faces in full-back Pedro Porro and attacker Arnaut Danjuma.
Despite the two additions, there have been calls within Spurs’ fan base for the club to be more ambitious in the transfer market, but Paratici insists the club have a clear vision for their ‘long-term project’. ‘.
speaking to club mediaParatici said: ‘The January transfer window is not always easy.
“You cannot choose from the entire market: many players are not available because they are playing or because the other club is not willing to sell.”
Tottenham managing director Fabio Paratici said the club will not give in to ‘pressure’
Spurs made full-back Pedro Porro their second signing of the January transfer window
‘We are happy to have achieved our goals. We added two international players to our team.
‘We don’t have to look at the small image of our transfer window, but at the general image of our project. It is a long-term project.
‘When I came here 18 months ago, we used the word ‘rebuild’ for the team, to be competitive at the highest level of the Premier League. And we continue like this.
“Every transfer window we want to add two or three players to our squad, to our plan. We want to sign only players who can contribute something to us.
‘Not just sign players because we have to sign players or because we are under pressure to sign players. That’s not our style.
We know our plans, we know our philosophy and we will continue like this.
Since Paratici joined Tottenham, the club have made a total of 12 permanent signings, with Dejan Kulusevski currently on loan but with an option to buy.
These include Richarlison’s £60m move from Everton, Rodrigo Bentancur’s £16m move from Juventus and Emerson Royal’s £25m move from Barcelona.
Paratici has overseen 12 permanent transfers since joining the north London club in May 2021.
Dutch striker Arnaut Danjuma was the first player Spurs brought in last month
The Spurs managing director may be proud of his business so far, but he may not be in the role for much longer after receiving a two-and-a-half-year ban for his role in dubious transfer dealings for the Spurs. Juventus.
Paratici has been handed a 30-month ban by the Italian FA for his time at Juventus, with the club said to have overestimated the value of transfer fees to circumvent financial rules.
The club and Paratici deny this and have said they will appeal the penalties and the deduction of 15 points to Juventus.
There were recently claims that the managing director had paid more than expected for Spurs’ Cristian Romero, however the club believes that is not the case.
Paratici faces accusations that he offered to pay above the odds to sign defender Cristian Romero