Your morning Tottenham Hotspur digest on Sunday, May 21.
European football blow
Tottenham's hopes of finishing in the Premier League European places were handed a huge blow on Saturday after Brentford ran-out 3-1 winners in north London.
Spurs are now eighth in the table, one point behind Aston Villa heading into their final game of the season. Depending on Brighton's results against Southampton today and Man City on Wednesday, Ryan Mason's men could head into next weeks clash with only the prospect of Europa Conference League football.
Villa's 1-1 draw at Liverpool put them above the north Londoners. You can read our player ratings here.
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Levy's message
Daniel Levy has stated that Tottenham "shall spend the period ahead of next season working relentlessly to position our club for on-pitch success and football you will love to come and watch".
Failing to build on last season's Champions League finish, Tottenham's frustrating campaign could potentially end with the team missing out on European football altogether if they don't win their final game of the season. Levy, as he always does at the end of each season, has taken to the club's matchday programme to discuss the past 12 months and what is to come in north London ahead of next season.
"Dear supporters, this has been an immensely difficult season. We made footballing decisions over recent seasons based on ambition and a desire to bring success to our club and they have not delivered what we had hoped. Your frustration has been understandable and all of us at the club have shared it," penned Levy. "We have undertaken a thorough and rigorous review of our footballing operations. Scott Munn joins us in the summer as our new chief football officer and we look forward to sharing further news with you post-season.
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Paratici facing fresh charge
Former Tottenham Hotspur director of football Fabio Paratici has been charged by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC) for his and six others' alleged roles in Juventus' usage of 'salary manoeuvres'.
Italian outlet Calciomercato.com have reported that prosecutor Giuseppe Chine has charged the Old Lady and seven people for a number of allegations. Alongside Paratici, the other individuals faced with the charges are Andrea Agnelli, Pavel Nedved, Federico Cherubini, Giovanni Manna, Paolo Morganti and Stedano Braghin.
The trial for the charges is expected to take place next month. The parties have been accused of violating Article 4, Paragraph 1 of the Sporting Justice Code of four courts. They range from the management of salaries for the 2019/20 and 2021/21 season to partnerships with other clubs, with the recent charge being based on the workings of player salaries - including Rodrigo Bentancur, Federico Chiesa, Paolo Dybala and Cristiano Ronaldo.
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