Former Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has revealed why he decided against taking the vacant Netherlands manager’s job, insisting that he wants to remain in club football.
Slot held talks with the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) about replacing Ronald Koeman but chose not to continue with the process.
The 47-year-old dismissed reports that he withdrew because of disagreements over salary or the length of a potential contract.
As reported by BBC Sport, Slot was quoted as saying, “Over the past few weeks, and particularly the past few days, various reports have appeared regarding the vacancy at the Dutch national team, suggesting that I had withdrawn from the process after lengthy negotiations, including regarding salary and contract duration,” Slot said.
“That speculation is incorrect. We simply never reached that stage of the talks.”
Slot explained that his preference at this stage of his career is to work with a club team on a daily basis.
“At this stage of my career, I prefer to see myself on the training pitch with my players every day. Something that is simply not possible in the same way with a national team,” he said.
