Feyenoord boss Arne Slot raised concerns over Tottenham Hotspur’s current structure amid discussions over the possibility of succeeding Antonio Conte as head coach, according to The Independent.
The Dutchman became the frontrunner to end Tottenham’s search for a new manager on the back of his impressive work at Feyenoord where he led them to the Eredivisie title ahead of the likes of PSV and Ajax for only the second time this century.
Slot is reported to have had issues with how he would fit into the structure at Tottenham with the club also currently recruiting for a replacement for Fabio Paratici as sporting director.
Paratici resigned as the managing director of football in April after losing an appeal in Italy against his 30-month ban from the game.
The 44-year-old has instead been persuading to remain at Feyenoord for at least another season where he will lead his side into next season’s Champions League while Tottenham are still scrapping it out for a place in the Europa Conference League when they face relegation-threatened Leeds United on Sunday.
Spurs Web Opinion
Slot would have been foolish to risk his growing managerial reputation when there is so much uncertainty with everything at Tottenham Hotspur at present under Daniel Levy.
He is known to demand plenty of control when he is in charge and could have found himself working under a sporting director who he did not see eye-to-eye with in north London.
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