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Slot wants to stay at Feyenoord for his kids sake

mawspurs

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ESPN Netherlands analyst Kenneth Perez, relayed by FR12.nl, has talked about the Dutchman moving to the Premier League side, when discussing his work at Feyenoord this season. They are leading the table, eight points ahead of Ajax..

Source: Sports Witness

“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.

Regarding a possible move to Tottenham, Perez explained: “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. 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.”
 

Locotoro

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I hope we have learnt the lesson of hiring a manager who's family does not join him here
 

UncleBuck

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Would I leave a club that’s doing really well at the moment in a country where II currently live and my family is settled for a basket case club that’s in a different country when I’ve got young kids?
Absolutely no chance.
You could ask me to write my own cheque but I still wouldn’t do it.
 

Spurs 1961

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Would I leave a club that’s doing really well at the moment in a country where II currently live and my family is settled for a basket case club that’s in a different country when I’ve got young kids?
Absolutely no chance.
You could ask me to write my own cheque but I still wouldn’t do it.
Quite frankly our country is in a mess as well after years of political parties infighting while ignoring the country. That's why many young people are choosing to work abroad. Plus all the older people who have enough money spend half of the year elsewhere anyway
 

Clockspur

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A three year contract at £10m a year means no one in his immediate family ever has to work again. If he is successful he will be able to negotiate that up very quickly also.

Its tough with kids but this might be his only shot at a top 6 prem side ever - can he really pass it up?

I think if we offer him it then he will come
 

SPURSLIFE

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A three year contract at £10m a year means no one in his immediate family ever has to work again. If he is successful he will be able to negotiate that up very quickly also.

Its tough with kids but this might be his only shot at a top 6 prem side ever - can he really pass it up?

I think if we offer him it then he will come
Why should he be in a hurry? If he's that good and he continues to have success in Holland he can pick a much bigger club than us in the future.
 

newbie

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Can't blame Slot. Better to deal with your own kids at home rather than kids in a foreign land.

5 years at 10-15 million they will never need to work

although I agree it’s not good to have an un settle manager with his family in a different country!

we need to consider how a manager will settle as well
 

Neon_Knight_

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5 years at 10-15 million they will never need to work

although I agree it’s not good to have an un settle manager with his family in a different country!

we need to consider how a manager will settle as well
A few months at £10m per year is more than the average British citizen earns in a 50-year career!

Five years at £10m (let alone £15m) per year and Slot's grandchildren will never need to work.
 
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