Micky van de Ven reveals he rejected Arne Slot – but eulogises about 2 Liverpool players

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Micky van de Ven has spoken about how he turned down Arne Slot‘s transfer approach when the Liverpool coach was at Feyenoord, while also naming Alexander Isak his toughest Premier League opponent. Slot has long been an admirer and Van de Ven has spoken more about how he turned down his compatriot’s advances when he was choosing between PSV, Wolfsburg and Slot’s Feyenoord.

When he was at Feyenoord, he tried to sign me too, but by then I had already signed for Wolfsburg in Germany.” Micky van de Ven names Alexander Isak as toughest Premier League opponent Van de Ven has played 73 times for Tottenham, facing some of the world’s best attackers in that time. “I knew he was top class, but this game I was like, [he’s excellent].

He’s fast, he has a top finish. So at that point, he was literally just like everywhere.” Van de Ven also has experience on the pitch with Liverpool’s Dutch contingent, Van Dijk in particular whom he plays alongside for the Netherlands.