One Dutch football expert has suggested a family reason why a potential move to Tottenham and the Premier League might have come at the wrong time for Arne Slot.
The 44-year-old Feyenoord boss has got his team playing sparkling football this season as they sit eight points clear of Ajax at the top of the Eredivisie table. Slot has been linked with a number of vacant managerial posts in the Premier League, including the one at Spurs after Antonio Conte's exit.
However, ESPN Netherlands analyst Kenneth Perez believes that while he would suggest Slot goes to the north London club if he were to be offered the role, one family reason could present a problem for him.
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"If I were Slot, and Tottenham came along, I would go to Tottenham, but Slot has dropped that a departure would not be very convenient because of his children, who are in secondary school," he said, translated by Sport Witness.
"That also says something about him. Maybe selfish, but if I could go to Tottenham, then we could also find a solution for the children.”
Former Feyenoord and Aston Villa midfielder Karim El Ahmadi also believes Slot should make the move to the Lilywhites if the club turned their attention to him.
"Imagine that he goes to the semi-finals or the final of the Europa League, then the European club will also come. Not the absolute top, but Tottenham could. I believe in that,” El Ahmadi said.
Perez believes that Feyenoord should prioritise offering Slot a huge new contract over anything else they do in the summer.
"This trainer has made the whole difference at Feyenoord. They still say, ‘We’re doing really well.’ And that’s okay. The league remains the best prize. Then you are not only champion, but you also get much further as a club, because you see all those millions pouring in," he said.
"Then the question is, what are you going to do with it? Are you going to offer Arne Slot a huge contract, which has never been seen in the Netherlands, or are you betting that you invest more in players and then with another trainer?
"As a policymaker at Feyenoord, I would rather spend €10-15m on three years of Slot than invest it in three or four new players. In fact, you should give him a blank cheque."
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