Manager resigns from current job amid reports he is wanted by Fabio Paratici at Tottenham
Tottenham Hotspur have just received a huge boost in their managerial pursuit after an Italian coach, who is rumoured to be the club’s top target to replace Ange Postecoglou, has just resigned from his job.
Regular readers of Spurs Web will be aware that a number of outlets over recent months have backed Fabio Paratici to return to Tottenham in a formal role this summer.
It has been claimed that Paratici will have the final say on the next Tottenham head coach this summer, which will come as music to the ears of Spurs fans, given the missteps that Daniel Levy has made since 2019.
A few days ago, it was reported that Paratici’s top managerial target is Francesco Farioli, with the Italian considering him as the ideal candidate to replace Ange Postecoglou at the end of the current campaign.
Francesco Farioli resigns as Ajax manager
It was suggested that Farioli’s €5m (£4.2m) release clause at Ajax made him a particularly attractive candidate for Tottenham.
However, it turns out that Spurs may not even have to pay that fee to land the 36-year-old after he resigned from his role at the Johan Cruyff Arena.
Farioli’s departure from the Dutch giants has been confirmed by Ajax after he informed the club of his decision to resign after the club were pipped to the Eredivisie title by PSV Eindhoven on Saturday.
Farioli told the official Ajax site: “My journey at Ajax started almost one year ago, at De Toekomst, with the aim of bringing Ajax back to where it belongs. And it ended at the Johan Cruijff ArenA, finally bringing back Ajax to Champions League, the biggest stage of European football. We wanted to bring new energy to the whole Ajax community, sharing a positive way of working and thinking with the club at all levels.”
“Being Ajax first non-Dutch coach since 1998 and the club’s first-ever Italian one have been an absolute privilege: together with my staff we embraced this huge challenge with respect, responsibility, passion and determination to succeed. Earning the respect and support from Ajax fans we felt throughout the whole season meant a lot for myself and my staff. We lived unbelievable and unforgettable moments all together: a unique, intense, emotional season in which we shared belief, fighting spirit and pride, finally achieving our goal, accomplishing our mission.”
“The management and I have the same goals for the future of Ajax, but we have different visions and timeframes about the way we should work and operate to achieve those goals. Given these differences in the principles and foundations of the project, I feel deep in my heart that this is the best moment to part ways.”
Tottenham’s interest in Farioli undeterred by Ajax’s late collapse
Ajax were top of the Dutch top flight with a nine-point lead with seven games to go but on Sunday ended up finishing a point behind champions PSV Eindhoven.
However, this has seemingly not deterred Tottenham from considering an approach for the former Nice boss.
It has been claimed that Spurs consider Farioli as a young, ambitious, and tactically-modern coach who would be the right man to start a new cycle in N17.
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