Arne Slot has won the Eredivisie title with Feyenoord (Photo: Getty)
Feyenoord director Dennis te Kloese has revealed that Tottenham are yet to make an approach for highly-rated manager Arne Slot.
Te Kloese has also claimed that he has turned down an offer from Spurs to become their new director of football.
Tottenham are in crisis at the moment with Daniel Levy no closer to finding Antonio Conte’s permanent successor, while the club are without a director of football after Fabio Paratici resigned following his ban from the sport.
Xabi Alonso has already turned down the manager’s job and while early frontrunner Julian Nagelsmann is back in talks, the former Bayern Munich boss wants a new sporting director to be found first.
Slot has also emerged as one of the favourites to takeover in north London following a highly-impressive campaign where he has led Feyenoord to the Eredivisie title, losing just one league game so far.
The 44-year-old has refused to comment on the links to Tottenham but has admitted that he would like to manage in the Premier League one day, with Leeds, Crystal Palace and West Ham also taking an interest in the Dutchman.
However, Te Kloese has told ESPN that: ‘There has been no request from Tottenham,’ to sign Slot.
Dennis te Kloese claims he’s been offered a job by Tottenham (Photo: Getty)
‘In February, there was concrete interest from Leeds United, but we and Arne said “no” to that. Arne did not want to go to Leeds and I think that was a very good decision.
‘We went a long way with Arne, broke [renegotiated] his contract last year. We are more than satisfied with him and if there is interest in him, we will hear about it.
‘He has a contract for two more years and this summer there is no release-clause in his contract, so we can say no if we want.
Tottenham could fail to qualify for Europe for the first time in 13 years (Photo: PA)
‘We have quite a good story here as well. Champions League next year, a lot of new players were signed last summer and they proved really good players in this team and their contracts also run for quite some years to come.’
Additionally, Te Kloese claims he himself has rejected the chance to move to Tottenham, saying: ‘It’s not an option right now. I said “no” and I also don’t have any interest.
‘I’ve made the choice to work for Feyenoord and that is still a great honour. We have made really good steps last year and then to say, “Let’s hear what I can do for other clubs”, is not an option for me.
More: Trending
‘I want to be very clear: It will not happen.’
This is all a huge blow for Spurs fans who have endured a nightmare season, and following the defeat to Brentford on Saturday, they could well fail to qualify for any European competition for the first time in 13 years.
The Lilywhites are eighth in the table, unable to catch Brighton in sixth and a point behind Aston Villa in seventh with just one game of the season remaining.
MORE : Phil Foden names Manchester City’s best player this season alongside Erling Haaland
MORE : Julian Nagelsmann back in frame to be next Tottenham manager as talks resume
For more stories like this, check our sport page.
Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
The highly-rated Dutch manager is heavily linked with Spurs.
