Tottenham’s director of football Fabio Paratici ‘STORMED out of his seat’ during their dismal loss to Manchester United and was left ‘furious’ before sacking Nuno Espirito Santo as the Italian looks to hire Antonio Conte
Tottenham director of football Fabio Paratici was ‘furious’ during the team’s woeful 3-0 loss to Manchester United, storming out of his seat at the club’s stadium and failing to return, according to reports.
The dismal result proved to be the final straw for coach Nuno Espirito Santo, who was sacked on Monday morning after just four months following a string of concerning performances – with fans calling for the Portuguese to be axed.
Paratici and chairman Daniel Levy were both alarmed by the nature of the defeat and felt the impact of supporters’ discontent, and opted to pull the trigger on their new coach after just ten Premier League games, and the Italian chief was reportedly seen venting his fury during the game that proved to be Nuno’s last in charge.
Tottenham director of football was so furious with Spurs’ display against Man United that he stormed out of his seat and did not return, reports claim
The 3-0 defeat was the final straw for Nuno Espirito Santo as he was sacked on Monday
Paratici is said to have ‘stormed out of his seat’ during the game following Edison Cavani’s goal to make it 2-0, as reported by Football.London, and did not return after being left ‘furious’ by the team’s performance.
Sportsmail understands Paratici, who joined Spurs alongside Levy this summer after leaving Juventus, is working on a deal to appoint former Chelsea and Inter Milan boss Antonio Conte as Nuno’s successor.
The club failed to land Conte at the start of the season after he raised concerns about the project and the funding he would be given should he take charge – but there is now confidence that a deal can be struck.
Spurs were well beaten against fellow strugglers United and it proved to be Nuno’s final straw
Paratici – an active figure on matchdays – put his faith in Nuno but was forced to pull the trigger
Talks are progressing quickly with Conte reportedly flying into London and being offered an 18-month deal, as per Sky in Italy.
Conte had been the club’s top target before appointing Nuno – who was some way down the pecking order in their list of targets, despite Paratici vouching for the former Wolves boss and placing his faith in him.
Paratici gave his thanks to Nuno in a brief statement admitting his regret that the relationship had not gone to plan.
‘I know how much Nuno and his coaching staff wanted to succeed and I regret that we have had to take this decision,’ he said.
Supporters had called for the former Wolves boss’ sacking after some woeful performances
Paratici and chairman Daniel Levy have returned to Antonio Conte with a fresh approach to become their next manager
‘Nuno is a true gentleman and will always be welcome here. We should like to thank him and his coaching staff and wish them well for the future.’
Spurs are currently eighth in the Premier League table after five wins and five losses, with the team struggling to create chances and rank towards the bottom of the rankings for attacking statistics such as shots.
They meet Dutch side Vitesse Arnhem in the Europa Conference League on Thursday before returning to Premier League action away to Rafa Benitez’s Everton side on Sunday afternoon.
