Julen Lopetegui rejected Tottenham at the last minute and after being close to the English team, as revealed by Sunday Times reporter Duncan Castles. From England it is ensured that the Spurs were even willing to pay the termination clause of the Basque coach at Sevilla, of more than 4.5 million euros, and present him with a practically irreplaceable financial offer. But Lopetegui declined “for family reasons,” says Castles.
Actually, Lopetegui He has always expressed how comfortable he is in the capital of Seville and in the Nervión club, He has led to two consecutive Champions League qualifications, to win the Sixth Europa League and even to contest the League title until the last days of the season that just ended. “I will continue here talking with you the next campaign”, he told the press when asked about his future, in one of his last appearances before the summer.
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* Data updated as of June 14, 2021
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At Sánchez-Pizjuán they knew that the good work of their coach would attract the attention of some of the most powerful clubs in Europe, as it has been. Especially in the Premier League, which is where the most money remains despite the pandemic. Tottenham, which seems to have already closed the Portuguese Paulo Fonseca, wanted to take back a Sevilla coach as he did and then Yes, he got with Juande Ramos in October 2007.
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