Arne Slot explained his decision to stay at Feyenoord during the press conference on Friday afternoon. Shortly before the press moment, it was announced that Feyenoord and the trainer have agreed on a new improved contract until mid-2026. This means that Slot will be committed to the brand new national champion for another three years. Slot acknowledges having spoken to other clubs, but refuses to call them ‘out of respect’.
According to Slot, there were several reasons to extend his contract with Feyenoord. The Bergentheimer was in the explicit interest of Tottenham Hotspur, but decided to remain loyal to the club from Rotterdam South. “We’re going to play in the Champions League, it’s fantastic working here with the players and staff and I’m having an incredible time in my private life,” said the Feyenoord coach. “But also certainly the challenge to build on the past two seasons.”
Slot says about the interest of other clubs: “Six weeks before the end of the competition, Te Kloese came to me to say that they wanted to extend. We also had that conversation. I said from the start that I was only a would make a choice if we were to become champions. So the noise before time can and should not be there at all. In any sense. I think it is not surprising that there is interest in a coach who works at a club where they are so successful.”
Slot acknowledges that interested clubs have registered. “You will not hear any names from me, I also had conversations with them after the season. I then said to myself: ‘I want to determine for myself how I position myself in the market and how I respond to a possible title when it comes to staying on at Feyenoord.’ I compared all kinds of things and decided on Tuesday morning to stay with Feyenoord. I immediately made this known to the staff members. My agent told the interested clubs. “
Tottenham Hotspur
He regrets the reports from England that Slot Tottenham would have abused to get a better contract from Feyenoord. “The conversation between my agent and Te Kloese started with the statement that I would stay with Feyenoord no matter what and that they should in no way feel that interested clubs were being used in the negotiations on that day. If you tell me something If you want to offer news, you do it based on performance or because you think I deserve it, but not under pressure from other clubs.”
Slot then comes up with a crystal clear statement. “Dennis (in Kloese, ed.) deserves credit for everything that happens at this club, but the only person who has decided that I am still at Feyenoord is myself. There is no one else who is responsible for that. “No questions were asked about what I should cost. There was never anything concrete that I had an agreement with. In the end, I succeeded within a week, which I am very happy with. And a few supporters too, I get the impression. “