Tottenham CEO Vinai Venkatesham has revealed the two different areas that Fabio Paratici and Johan Lange will be focusing on after being appointed as the club’s sporting directors.
Despite the sacking of Daniel Levy, it was an open secret that Fabio Paratici was set to return to Tottenham in an official role.
However, the announcement this morning came as a surprise to many, with Tottenham confirming that Paratici and Lagne will work together as sporting directors.
The man who made the appointments has now explained what the Italian and the Dane will be primarily focused on in their new roles.
Vinai Venkatesham explains areas of focus for the two Tottenham sporting directors
In his interview with Tottenham’s official channel, Venkatesham has revealed that it will very much be a joint effort by Paratici and Lange, but at the same time, they will also have clearly defined areas of focus.
Lange will be primarily tasked with taking charge of the academy, scouting, performance analysis, and data-driven football insights.
Paratici, on the other hand, will focus on transfer windows, player recruitment, and loan and player development pathways.
However, Venkatesham made it clear that all decisions will be made jointly, and the two will be working particularly closely together on squad planning and player recommendations.
Venkatesham expects disagreements between Fabio Paratici and Johan Lange
The Tottenham CEO made it clear that he does not expect the two sporting directors to agree on everything.
In fact, he insisted that the divergent points of view of Paratici and Lange will help ensure that the club get more of their big decisions right.
When asked what happens if Lange and Paratici disagree on key decisions, Venkatesham said: “I’m certainly not expecting them to agree on everything. I’m not worried about that. In fact, I welcome that.
“We are going to have a lot of big, important decisions ahead to drive the football club forward, and I am a firm believer in having more voices, having more opinions to make the right decisions.
“I think having both Johan and Fabio in the role means that we will make better decisions. It will mean that we will make fewer mistakes and more decisions that will work for the football club.”
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