Tottenham acting head coach Cristian Stellini has stated that Fabio Paratici's exit is "very sad for everyone" after the managing director of football parted with the club on Friday. Implicated for his role in former club Juventus' alleged financial mismanagement, Paratici was handed a 30-month ban from Italian football before it was later extended worldwide by FIFA.
Appealing his ban to the Italian Olympic Committee on Wednesday afternoon, the 50-year-old was not successful with his appeal and in the end resigned from his position at Tottenham. Following the news that emerged on Friday morning, Stellini has opened up on the situation and stressed that it has not impacted the team's preparations ahead of Sunday's trip to Newcastle.
"No, this has not affected preparations because Fabio was far from here for a couple of weeks, so nothing changes in this situation," he explained. "But humanly we're very close to Fabio, all of us.
