Why Arne Slot rejected Tottenham as Liverpool boss can pile misery on Thomas Frank

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Things could have been very different had Arne Slot made a different decision22:32, 09 Jun 2025Updated 11:48, 20 Dec 2025Arne Slot turned down the chance to become Tottenham's manager in 2023(Image: Getty Images)It certainly hasn’t been a stellar second season in charge at Liverpool for Arne Slot, but he’s far from the only Premier League boss under pressure - as he will see for himself later today.After guiding the Reds to the title in his first campaign in charge at Anfield, Slot has found things much tougher this time around - both on and off the pitch. The former Brentford boss has picked up just two league wins at home all season so far, with his own supporters quickly becoming restless.Things could have been so much different for Tottenham - for starters, Slot could have been the man facing Liverpool today.Spurs talked to Slot in 2023, when the club was looking for a replacement for Antonio Conte, but he turned the job down in favor of remaining at Feyenoord for another season.Arne Slot could have been Tottenham manager before Thomas FrankExplaining his decision at the time, Slot suggested that he was influenced by wanting to manage Feyenoord in the 2023-24 Champions League.“The decisive factor was playing the Champions League,” Slot said.

At Spurs and another club — I won’t mention the name myself — I had to give a presentation, explain my tactical approach, and compete against other coaches."Arne Slot became Liverpool head coach in 2024, a year after he spoke to Tottenham(Image: Paul ELLIS / AFP via Getty Images)Slot added: "When Liverpool came along last season, everything was completely different. I did tell my agent, Rafaella Pimenta, that I wanted to know whether I was the only candidate.

If that hadn’t been the case, I don’t know if I would have gone through with it."Liverpool acted completely differently. I knew him from the time when he was responsible for Liverpool’s loaned players."He told me he was doing a tour around Europe, visiting clubs.