Arne Slot is performing great this season with Feyenoord. The team from Rotterdam is the proud leader of the Eredivisie and, with seven league matches to go, has a lead of no less than eight points over the closest attacker Ajax. In addition, wait the stadium club in the quarterfinals of the Europa League a double encounter with AS Roma. The question is whether Slot can still be retained for Feyenoord after this season. It General Journal sees five reasons why the success coach can sometimes stay longer in De Kuip.
The first reason given by the morning newspaper is the appreciation that Slot receives. It AD talks about a ‘Diego Simeone construction’. With an annual salary of €40 million, the Argentine coach of Atlético Madrid is the best-paid coach in the world, because the club’s success is said to be entirely due to Simeone’s approach.
“Doubling Slot’s fee and as a consequence of that not moving before the summer of 2025. That is financially feasible in De Kuip and could be worth a try. The chance that Slot will quickly earn back such a double salary for the club is quite high, by increasing the transfer value of his selection or through extra income from European football. AD.
It is also mentioned that Slot is a family man. His children are currently in secondary school and the coach prefers to have them close by. A step abroad makes that almost impossible. Slot also seems to be able to prepare for Champions League football with Feyenoord next season. If the team from Rotterdam beat RKC in De Kuip on Sunday, two of the last six league matches may be lost.
Slot has also indicated that he is picky. The trainer showed in the podcast Open Visor know that a club should only sign him because they want him to introduce the attacking football he played with SC Cambuur and AZ, and is currently playing with Feyenoord. Finally, Feyenoord can also simply say ‘no’ to interested clubs. The 44-year-old coach extended his contract in the summer of 2022 until mid-2025.
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