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Tottenham face multiple challenges in their new sporting director search. What is their strategy?
- Tottenham are seeking a second sporting director to work with Johan Lange in a dual-lead structure.
- Excel (formerly Nolan Partners) is leading the executive search for Spurs’ sporting director role.
- The role is envisioned as a No. 2 in a system, not the sole football decision-maker, aiding transfers and negotiations.
- Paul Winstanley and Dougie Freedman are among names linked as potential candidates.
- Paratici’s departure last January left Lange as the sole sporting director, prompting the search for a successor.
- Tottenham aim to preserve collaboration and avoid centralising power, aligning with a joint-director model.
- The process is moving forward with background discussions before any formal club involvement.
- Tottenham’s ownership structure has shifted, reducing the central role of the chairman in day-to-day decisions.
- The club intends to maintain a collaborative environment, contrasting with past centralised control.
- The club is exploring a structure similar to Chelsea’s twin-director model with Lange and a new colleague.
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