Leicester Metropolis supervisor Brendan Rodgers has admitted that he rejected the possibility to maneuver to Tottenham as a result of he feels that his present group of gamers has the potential to develop into one thing particular.
90 minutes revealed in March that Spurs had been aiming for Rodgers even earlier than Jose Mourinho’s departure, with membership officers stepping up their pursuit of the Leicester boss following Mourinho’s dismissal.
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However Rodgers slammed Spurs’ progress and has since admitted he’s in love with Leicester’s present venture. The previous Liverpool and Celtic boss has taken the Foxes to the FA Cup ultimate they usually are presently third within the Premier League, and Rodgers feels he has unfinished enterprise.
“I’m very, very completely satisfied right here. I actually have a enormous respect right here for the gamers, the board and I actually really feel like I need to proceed my work right here,” he stated (through the Day by day Mail). “I actually have a set of gamers who give me their coronary heart and soul daily and I also can see a future right here by way of squad improvement.
“I actually have a very robust relationship with the board. We work very intently collectively. I at all times knew what the problem got here right here, to strive to enhance the squad, and in recent times what we’ve got been capable of do is construct an infrastructure round conduct and create a mindset to win.
Rodgers needs to proceed to enhance with Leicester | Justin Setterfield / Getty Photos
“It is challenging however you now see the mentality round growing that can and need to win. Let’s examine if we will roll it out now, we will consistently evolve over the following yr.
“Tottenham are a improbable membership, one in every of the most important golf equipment within the UK, however for me I am simply a very, actually completely satisfied place in my life.”
After lacking RB Leipzig’s Julian Nagelsmann, who has agreed to be part of Bayern Munich for subsequent season, Spurs have been compelled to show their consideration to different targets, one in every of which is Wolves’ Nuno Espirito Santo.
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Based on The Solar, Nuno’s agent, Jorge Mendes, has reached out to Spurs and hopes to hit a deal to take the Portuguese boss to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Mendes is already engaged on bringing former Benfica boss Bruno Lage to Wolves as Nuno’s substitute within the hope that it can make it simpler for his consumer to take the vacant Spurs job this summer season.
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