Tottenham appoint Roma's Franco Baldini as new technical director
1 HR AGO - • Spurs confirm Baldini will work alongside Villas-Boas • Will oversee player recruitment at all
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1 HR AGO - • Spurs confirm Baldini will work alongside Villas-Boas • Will oversee player recruitment at all levels of the clubTottenham Hotspur have confirmed the appointment of Franco Baldini as their new technical director, as the club chairman Daniel Levy reverts to the two-tier management structure that he has long favoured.Baldini arrives from Roma, where he held a similar position, albeit with a different title – that of general manager – and he has essentially been charged with making Tottenham bigger and better players in the transfer market.He will oversee recruitment at all levels of the club, from André Villas-Boas's first team to Tim Sherwood's youth set-up. Sherwood, the head of football development, carries particular responsibility for the under-21 team, which is managed by Chris Ramsey, and he already works in tandem with the academy manager John McDermott.Villas-Boas has championed the appointment of a technical director who, he hopes, can recommend transfer targets, close
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