Tottenham director Fabio Paratici has been handed a two-and-a-half year inhibition from football by the Italian football federation after the Turin Public Prosecutor's Office investigation into 'false accounting' and 'market manipulation' at Juventus.
It was revealed in October last year that an investigation was re-opened into the Italian giants' finances, with the prosecutor alleging that the club misrepresented financial losses in the period from 2018-2020, particularly regarding the amount ascribed to player sales.
Juventus have been handed a 15-point deduction in Serie A, with Andrea Agnelli banned for two years, while Pavel Nedved was given an eight-month ban.
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Prior to the trial, Paratici broke his silence on the investigation as he said via Football Italia: "Right now, I am not ready, I am a bit upset, and it bothers me to talk about this.
"Honestly, a few things are not quite clear, and I want to remain quiet; I am still not ready."
The Tottenham managing director has been given a 30-month temporary ban from carrying out activities within the FIGC, with a request for that to be extended to competitions within UEFA and FIFA.
Juventus were accused of inflating transfer fees in dealings with either other Italian clubs over three seasons to create millions of pounds in "capital gains" for tax purposes. It was stated that the Old Lady had manipulated the system to free up their spending powers in the market.
Paratici spent 11 years at Juventus before leaving to Tottenham as the managing director in 2021. In his first season as managing director of football, Tottenham signed two players directly from his former club Juventus Dejan Kulusevski and Rodrigo Bentancur, as well as Cristian Romero, who was also on the books for the Serie A side, though he did not make a senior appearance for them.
Within the next 10 days, the reasons for the sentence of the FIGC Court of Appeal will also be published. Juventus with then have 30 days after the release to appeal any sanctions.
This poses a major question for Daniel Levy, as the Tottenham owner now could have a huge gap to plug at the club. With questions already being posed about on-the-pitch dealings, matters off the pitch will now also come to a thaw.
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