New favourite linked with Tottenham job as SIXTH manager turns Spurs role down

A new favourite has been linked with the Tottenham job as a SIXTH manager turns the Spurs role down, the latest being Arne Slot.

Arne Slot confirms he will stay at Feyenoord despite interest from Tottenham, who wanted Slot to sign him after he won the Eredivisie with Feyenoord this season.

Sky Sports News now reports that Tottenham has withdrawn their interest in Slot due to a disagreement over the terms of his buy-out clause.

The club has always said that they have never spoken directly to Slot or Feyenoord and do not comment publicly about employees from other teams.

Sky Sports News claimed that Slot’s current contract includes a clause that stipulates any club who wishes to sign him would have to pay £5m. However, this clause will not take effect until the summer of next year.

After intermediaries informed Spurs that it would cost them double the amount if they wanted Slot to join their team, around £10m – plus an additional £5m for his backroom staff, they decided to walk away and no longer be interested in any deal.

Sky Sports News has also reported that Spurs bosses believe Slot used their interest in him in order to obtain a better contract in the Netherlands. It is expected that Slot will now sign a brand new contract with Feyenoord.

🚨 Tottenham decided to walk away from Arne Slot because of disagreements with terms of his buy-out clause

📝 It’s reported that Spurs’ bosses feel Slot used their interest in him to get an improved contract at Feyenoord pic.twitter.com/2TiVvuizzx

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⚪️ Marco Silva
⚪️ Luis Enrique
⚪️ Roberto De Zerbi
⚪️ Graham Potter
⚪️ Brendan Rodgers

Tottenham’s search for a new manager goes back to the drawing board 👇 pic.twitter.com/romKhmYrtm

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“We now know with a little bit of bad blood on both sides that it won’t be Arne Slot. Who is looking like he will stay on at Feyenoord and sign a new contract.” ❌@RobDorsettSky updates on the latest with Tottenham and their continued search for a new head coach ⚪️ pic.twitter.com/pdHFLHXH2Q

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In a statement issued to Sky Sports News by his representatives on Thursday, Slot said: “I have been hearing a lot of rumours going around about other clubs’ interest in me.

“Although I am thankful my wish is to stay at Feyenoord and continue working on what we created last year.

“There is not – and there has not – been transfer conversation and yesterday’s meeting [with Feyenoord] was exclusively for an extension.

“All talks with the club have always been only in that sense. Looking forward to next season with Feyenoord.”

Sky Sports News’ senior reporter Rob Dorsett:

“As far as Tottenham are concerned, it’s a disappointment. But they were never concrete in their approach for Slot. It never got to any formal stage of discussions with him or Feyenoord, so Spurs will move on.

“When Nuno Espirito Santo was appointed, it took Spurs 76 days before he got the job. It’s been exactly 60 days since Antonio Conte was sacked as Spurs manager. This isn’t happening quickly for Spurs – but that’s deliberate, from my understanding.

“They want to be thorough and do their due diligence in their process of appointing a new manager. They will take their time.

“I understand Spurs fans’ frustrations: they would like to know who their new manager is going to be so the club can start working out transfer plans. But there is no rush from Spurs’ perspective.

“They don’t have to play any more football after Sunday’s final game of the Premier League until next season. It gives Daniel Levy time to consider their options and look at the other managers who could be in the running.

“We know Ange Postecoglou of Celtic has been on their list. Roberto De Zerbi has been doing a fantastic job at Brighton, he’s on their list, as is Marco Silva at Fulham. They’ve also been linked with out-of-work managers including Luis Enrique and they have long tracked the work of Graham Potter and Brendan Rodgers.

“The truth is: we don’t know to who Spurs go next from here. They are back to the drawing board. But there is an extensive recruitment plan as to who they want as their next manager – but after a bit of bad blood on both sides, it won’t be Arne Slot.”

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Spurs acting head coach Ryan Mason, 31, feels he should be given the full-time job.

He’s only won one out of his five games however in this latest period in the Spurs dugout, and said prior to Tottenham’s 3-1 loss to Brentford at the weekend: “I’ve said that I feel ready to help this club in this moment and I absolutely trust my team, I trust the people at this club.

“Of course, those decisions are club decisions, but I remain confident in who I am, who my coaching team are as people.

“I feel like we have a good connection with this club and the players and we can have an impact in this short space of time.

“Going forward, those are things that are in the future. They’re not really on my mind at this moment in time, we’re just trying to create something right now and we’ve tried to do that.

“We’re doing OK at that but it’s important that we get results on the football pitch.”

Here’s what Twitter users are saying as a new favourite is linked with the Tottenham job after a SIXTH manager turns the Spurs role down…

@anstey316: It’s going to be mason wtf #coys #LevyOut

@deanonor84: Opportunity missed

@SteveWGIreland: Are we shocked ? Who wants to work for Levy ? Instead of taking Poch who wanted to come back we go in search again of the holy grail of managers !!

@Lev86: At this point, you have to just laugh. I mean everyone else will be!! Let’s go all out for our number 1 anyway, POCHETTINO! He hasn’t signed for that job yet!!

@Slot_THFC: There has to now be a long, hard look at the sources of these news pieces. We go from one of the highest sources in @FabrizioRomano saying meetings are in place to later reports of there being €5m difference to him now coming out saying he’s not joining?

@Turbs1975: Absolute fkn circus this club

@Corcaigh35: Poch, if not then Nagelsmann, if not then Slot, if not then Amorim……….. that’s it. They haven’t called Poch and Slot and Amorim have said they are staying put. Nagelsmann is probably stalling on the Madrid on the job.

@Jim_JulienTHFC: I honestly don’t know. The ones I wanted have turned us down or not been approached. The likes of Brendan Rodgers don’t appeal to me. However, for Levy it’s a cheap option.

@spurdog1916: As I was walking through the village just now with my Spurs shirt on, I saw an old dear struggling with her shopping and asked her if she could manage. She looked at the shirt and said sorry but not interested in the job. True story 😊

@Dental_Mental: A can be totally honest and say. I don’t actually care. Never felt so disconnected with the club. Don’t feel it’s the team i grew up supporting. It’s a shadow of everything, we are a joke and laughing stock of the league – rightly so. We are pretenders and an embarrassment.

@kfk1970: Could’ve definitely got behind Slot. I have almost completely given up now, we have to get these owners out.

@MichaelSpurs82: Does it really matter, nothing will change with levy in control, how long does it take to get a manager

@gturner80: I mean who actually is there. It’s no longer who we want. It’s who would come. My ideal right now would be Frank but he’s not leaving Brentford. I honestly have no clue. I think Levy will go back with tail between legs for Nags

@gatch1975: All a bit meh really. Poch was the only one that ticked virtually every box but twas not to be. Nagelsmann is the name that is more exciting but we had that with Jose & Conte & been burned. Still think Potter is a better fit than given credit for but he’s obviously damaged stock

@anna_jones21: Can’t we just say sorry to Mr Conte, hope he is feeling better, admit he was absolutely right in his rant. And any player that doesn’t want to do a little 2k run or a bit of effort in training can jog on.

@Mridge69: Apathy reigns now. Fans have been punch drunk so much. It will end up being Rodgers only because he is available. Even then we would probably mess that up somehow…

@KierSesh: What baffles me is why there is no plan. Conte was not committed so you should have a contingency. You look at Brighton and they pretty much had De Zerbi lined up as Potter left the building. We are scrabbling around trying to find someone to save us. It’s pretty pathetic.