Tottenham chief Fabio Paratici’s future has been plunged into further doubt after the appeal against his two-and-half year global ban from football was rejected.
The club’s managing director of football was originally hit with a suspension from Italian football for his role in alleged financial irregularities relating back to his time at Juventus in January.
That was extended to a worldwide ban by FIFA last month, a development that saw the Spurs release a statement confirming the administrator would step away from his role pending the result of the appeal.
But Paratici has seen that appeal to the Italian Olympic Committee thrown out, meaning he is unlikely to return to work.