Tottenham receive gutting rejection from 'one of the best recruitment figures in the game'

Tottenham Hotspur have now been handed a big blow in their search for a second sporting director ahead of the summer transfer window.

Tottenham Hotspur are one of a handful of football clubs to have adopted a two sporting director model in recent years.

The Lilywhites kick-started that late last year following the reappointment of Fabio Paratici, who came in to join Johan Lange in the capacity of a second sporting director.

However, Paratici has since departed Spurs for Fiorentina...