Fabio Paratici has stepped back from his role as Tottenham managing director of football pending the outcome of his appeal against the worldwide ban he was handed by FIFA.
Spurs' season was thrown into further chaos on Wednesday when it was revealed Paratici's ban in Italy had been extended worldwide.
Paratici was handed a two-and-a-half-year ban from the game in January after his former club Juventus, where he worked for 11 years, were found guilty by an Italian court of false accounting.
While Paratici's suspension initially only prevented him from working in Italy, FIFA's extension of the Italian FA's (FIGC) ban resulted in Tottenham "seeking further clarification" from the world governing body given an appeal had previously been launched with FIGC Federal Court of Appeals.
That appeal will be heard on April 19 but Paratici will now step away from his duties at the Premier League club.
A club statement read: "This week - 29 March 2023 - the FIFA disciplinary committee announced a decision to extend the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) sanctions, relating to Fabio Paratici, worldwide.
"This decision was taken in advance of Fabio Paratici's appeal hearing against the FIGC sanctions on 19 April 2023, the result of which would then have been considered by additional stakeholders, including the club
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