Tottenham confirm key appointment to Fabio Paratici's recruitment team ahead of 2022/23 season

Tottenham have confirmed the appointment of Gretar Steinsson as the club's new performance director. The former Premier League player will now work alongside Fabio Paratici as part of a freshly put together recruitment team.

Steinsson won't be the only new addition at Tottenham this summer, however, as Andy Scoulding is also due to arrive as his assistant, with both highly-rated recruitment specialists taking on remits across both the first team and academy. Steinsson was previously the head of recruitment and development for three years at Everton, having been technical director of Fleetwood Town for four years before that.

Scoulding, who will begin work at Tottenham a little later this summer, will join from Rangers where he was head of scouting for four years, following previous positions the London-born specialist had with the FA, Salford City, Olympiacos and Valencia. Following a number of transfer misses in the past, the duo will work alongside Paratici and look to improve the club's recruitment processes from top to bottom.

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A statement on the club's official website read: "We are pleased to confirm the appointment of Grètar Steinsson as our new Performance Director.

"A former Iceland international who played against us in the Premier League during his time at Bolton Wanderers and who also lists AZ Alkmaar among his former clubs, Grètar joins us from the Icelandic FA, where he has been working as Technical Advisor.

"Prior to this, he held senior roles at Everton, where he was Head of Recruitment and Development, and at Fleetwood Town, where he served as Technical Director."

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