Former Liverpool head coach Arne Slot refused to become the new Netherlands national team head coach..

Former Liverpool head coach Arne Slot officially announced through the Dutch media outlet Voetbal International (VI) on Tuesday that he refused to become the new Netherlands national team head coach.

According to reports, the reason why Slot refused to take over the Netherlands national team was not because he could not agree on the contract length, wages or personal terms, but because he believed that at this stage, he enjoyed seeing the players every day and personally guiding them.

Although he is honoured to be considered for the opportunity to be the head coach of the national team, and he does not rule out developing in this direction in the future, his current focus is still on coaching club football.

"In the past few weeks, and especially in recent days, there have been various reports regarding the between myself and the Netherlands national team head coach vacancy." Slot said.

"(It was claimed) that after lengthy negotiations, including salary and contract length issues, I withdrew from the recruitment process."

"This speculation is untrue. We have not reached that stage of negotiations at all."

“When you are asked to take on an important role, it is only logical to want a clearer understanding of the position, its responsibilities and expectations.”

"I want to stay in the club football. I prefer to be on the training ground with my players every day, which is simply impossible to achieve when coaching the national team."

"As a result, I have chosen not to continue negotiations and negotiate a possible contract."

"I have great respect for both the national team and the Dutch Football Association and appreciate the professionalism of the negotiations that week. At the moment, I believe that club football can still bring me many opportunities."

"It would be a great honour to coach the national team one day. However, it is not the right time for me yet."

Since his sacking in the summer of 2026, Slot has been rumored to return to coaching immediately, but now nearly two and a half months have passed, and although his assistants Giovanni van Bronckhorst and Sipke Hulshoff have already joined Feyenoord, his own future is still unclear.

During the process, Slot was once widely rumoured to be the new head coach of AC Milan. However, Sky Sports Italia later said that his negotiations with I Rossoneri failed.

The club subsequently officially announced the appointment of former Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim as its new head coach.

After that, Fulham was once rumoured to be interested in appointing Slot, but the job was quickly rejected by himself.

The Cottagers later announced the appointment of former Real Madrid interim head coach Álvaro Arbeloa as their new head coach.

The 47-year-old Slot succeededd the legendary German head coach Jürgen Klopp as Liverpool's new head coach in the summer of 2024.

While coaching at Anfield, Slot helped the Reds win the Premier League title, thereby winning the 21st league title in the club's history during his first year in charge.

However, due to factors such as a serious decline in performance last season, a complete falling out with the legendary Egyptian star Mohamed Salah, and a loss of support from the players in the team, Slot was sacked on May 30.

Image source: Internet / Voetbal International (VI)