Feyenoord has lifted the option in Arne Slot’s contract. The current contract with the 43-year-old head coach will therefore be extended by one year until 2024, the club reports. Feyenoord also light the option in the contract of assistant coach Marino Pusic, who now also has an extended contract until 2024. The club previously announced the contract extension of John de Wolf. He is now fixed in South Rotterdam until 2025.
Slot is happy with the confidence he gets from the club. “For me, this is an extra expression of appreciation and trust,” said the coach. “It is great that the club management, apart from the current results, emphasizes the growth and the process we are working on when highlighting this option. That is also what I get a lot of satisfaction from, because it gives us a lot of satisfaction.” trying to lay the foundation for the coming years to be able to build on. Moreover, I am very happy that with the earlier extension of John’s contract (de Wolf, ed.) and now also the commitment of Marino, the staff I am so It is a pleasure to work with you and will remain together in the coming years.”
At the end of October, Feyenoord already extended the contract of assistant coach John de Wolf, which is still fixed until mid-2025. “Of course we are satisfied with the performance of the first team led by Arne and his staff,” said technical director Frank Arnesen. “But we are just as happy with the growth we see in the group, both of the team as a whole and of individual players. That is impossible to separate from the way of playing that Arne has introduced to Feyenoord in a short time.”
Arnesen is pleased with the fact that more than half of the basic team is international again. “Which not only promotes the development of players and the team, but also creates value,” the technical man continues. “It should be clear that Feyenoord and Arne Slot fit well together. The role of his staff members, including that of Marino Pusic, is also very valuable. The basis that will be laid this season under Arne’s leadership is one where we would like to build on in the coming years.”
Feyenoord managed to winter in Europe for the first time since 2014 under Slot’s leadership. The team from Rotterdam will meet the Serbian Partizan Belgrade in the eighth final of the Conference League, the draw showed on Friday. On Thursday, March 10, an away match in Serbia is first on the program, a week later the return will be played in De Kuip. The crescendo goes for Slot’s team in the Eredivisie as well. Feyenoord is third, one point behind PSV. The top match against number four AZ is scheduled for next Sunday.