In an interview with SIC NewsCoach Paulo Fonseca admitted he wants a “big European project” and said he was one step away from Tottenham, currently coached by compatriot Nuno Espiritu Santo. However, negotiations came to a standstill when the new Italian CEO Fabio Paratici, former Juventus sporting director for 11 years, entered the scene. “I had everything agreed, all the details, I was ready for a new adventure at Tottenham, but with the arrival of the general manager, we had some disagreements that were difficult to overcome. I want to coach the best teams, but I cannot compromise my ideals and values just to coach a great team, ”said the coach.
According to Paulo Fonseca, his ideas were in common with those of President Daniel Levy, but not with those of CEO Fabio Paratici, who ultimately led to the split: “The truth is that the president and sports director have always defended this. The team must be attacking, attractive, dominant, move in the same direction as my teams. With the arrival of the CEO, things changed a little, they wanted to go in a different direction, and it was impossible to develop something that I didn’t believe in. “
On the process of leaving Roma and hiring Jose Mourinho, Paulo Fonseca has only good things to say about his compatriot, as well as about Thiago Pinto, the new Italian sports director: to me. had the courtesy to talk to me and explain the situation. I was always at the peak of the process, nothing was done without me, I was always very comfortable, and Thiago Pinto always had an extraordinary posture with me and was sincere. “
