Sources: Slot rivals Nagelsmann for Tottenham managerial job

Feyenoord boss Arne Slot is rising as a critical contender alongside Julian Nagelsmann to grow to be Tottenham Hotspur’s subsequent head coach, sources have instructed ESPN.

Slot has guided Feyenoord to prime spot within the Dutch Eredivisie, having misplaced one league sport all season as they goal to win their first title since 2017.

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Spurs are contemplating a variety of candidates to exchange Antonio Conte, who was sacked on March 27, triggering a chaotic chain of occasions which noticed his assistant Cristian Stellini put in interim cost earlier than he was dismissed and changed by Ryan Mason following final month’s 6-1 thrashing at Newcastle United.

Slot is underneath contract at Feyenoord till 2025 and solely has a clause in his deal permitting him to affix a Premier League membership in 2024 — which means the Dutch membership could be entitled to compensation have been he to go away. Nevertheless, sources have instructed ESPN that he has beforehand attracted the eye of different English golf equipment together with Chelsea and West Ham United.

According to sources, Spurs do not need to miss out on appointing a lesser well-known coach after rejecting Erik ten Hag following Jose Mourinho’s departure from the membership.

Ten Hag might win a cup double with Manchester United in his debut marketing campaign. United have already claimed the Carabao Cup and can face rivals Manchester City within the FA Cup last later this month.

Sources have instructed ESPN that Slot is on the membership’s shortlist together with Nagelsmann and not less than one different unidentified candidate as Daniel Levy seems to be to make his twelfth everlasting appointment in 22 years as chairman.

Complications over Nagelsmann’s departure from Bayern Munich make him an costly possibility given the Bundesliga membership are reportedly persevering with to pay the 35-year-old a wage regardless of sacking him in March.

Nagelsmann held a collection of talks with Chelsea over their vacant managerial place however withdrew from the operating after changing into annoyed with the method as they dedicated to chatting with a number of people, narrowing down their shortlist from as many as seven to figuring out Mauricio Pochettino as their first alternative.

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Sources have instructed ESPN that Spurs haven’t as but made contact with former boss Pochettino however different names have been mentioned internally together with Brendan Rodgers.

Levy had spoken to Rodgers previously about changing into Spurs supervisor and is out of labor after leaving Leicester City by mutual consent on April 3.

It is unclear whether or not Rodgers is on Tottenham’s shortlist. One supply additionally steered Mainz boss Bo Svensson is being thought of whereas Celtic’s Ange Postecloglou and Brighton’s Roberto De Zerbi have been linked with the emptiness.

Tottenham have dropped to sixth place within the league following Sunday’s 4-3 defeat to Liverpool and are nearly sure to overlook out on qualification for subsequent season’s Champions League. They are 9 factors behind fourth-placed Manchester United having performed two video games extra.

Spurs face a scramble to safe any European soccer subsequent season — the absence of which might make it tougher to draw a prime coach — whereas any potential supervisor would doubtless search assurances over the way forward for Harry Kane.

The 29-year-old is predicted to debate his state of affairs on the finish of the season, when he could have one yr remaining on his present contract.