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Tottenham are elevating their interest in Arne Slot as Feyenoord brace themselves for a fight to keep their head coach.<br>Spurs - who are priming 22-year-old Oliver Skipp for a key position on the players leadership committee - are searching for their next head coach and Mail Sport understands Slot is emerging as a strong candidate <br>Tottenham insist there is not a top target, but Slot is thought to be high in the thoughts of the Spurs hierarchy.<br> <br /> Slot led the Rotterdam club  and has spent the last 48 hours celebrating with his colleagues and players.<br>He attended a private club function on Tuesday night and continued festivities with his staff yesterday.<br><br>      (image:  )        (image:  )  Tottenham are exploring their interest in Feyenoord boss Arne Slot as Daniel Levy continues to search for a new head coach after Antonio Conte was dismissed back in March<br>      (image:  )    Spurs are currently without a permanent manager after a tubulent 2022-2023 campaign so far<br>Indeed, there is hope at Feyenoord that they can keep Slot next season given his strong affinity with the club and their Champions League status.<br>Feyenoord want to offer Slot a new contract worth over £2.5million a year to secure their highly rated coach.<br>Slot, who would cost £6m in compensation, knows he can earn much more than that at Spurs.<br>Bayer Leverkusen head coach Xabi Alonso, who has admirers at Tottenham, ruled himself out of the running yesterday.<br>Roberto De Zerbi, Ruben Amorim, Ange Postecoglu and Luis Enrique are viewed as alternatives.<br>Meanwhile, Skipp is in line for a promotion into the club's leadership group.<br>Club executives have held a string of meetings with senior players in recent weeks during what has been a turbulent period.<br>And the Spurs academy graduate has been part of the leadership party - that includes Harry Kane, Hugo Lloris and Eric Dier - that were consulted during those talks.<br>      (image:  )    Slot has earned plenty of admirers for his impressive work with the Dutch side this season <br>      (image:  )        (image:  )  Julian Nagelsmann and Xabi Alonso have both pulled out of the running to manage Spurs<br>Skipp is not permanently part of the committee but with Lloris set to leave this summer the midfielder is set to be promoted.<br>Skipp, who signed a five year deal last year, has emerged as a key member of the senior Spurs squad.<br>