Sevilla coach Juande Ramos has said he was offered the
manager's position at Tottenham but declined it as "it did not
interest" him. Ramos said he turned down the chance to replace
Martin Jol at White Hart Lane to concentrate on his duties at
Sevilla.
He said: "They made an excellent, dizzying offer, but I'm under
contract to Sevilla and my decision is to fulfil it. "There was not
the slightest possibility that I would accept it because I'm under
contract. It did not interest me or the club."
Ramos has been linked with a move to Spurs after Jol held talks
with chairman Daniel Levy earlier this week following their poor
start to the season. Jol has been assured his job is safe for the
time being as long as he delivers Champions League football but his
reprieve is thought to have come as a result of Ramos' decision to
turn Spurs down.
The north London club, however, have denied offering the position
to Ramos, or any other individual. The club said in a statement:
"No individual was or has been offered the position of
manager/coach at this club while that position has been held by
Martin Jol."
Ramos has guided Sevilla to five trophies in the last two seasons,
including back-to-back Uefa Cups and the King's Cup. Sevilla beat
Real Madrid 5-3 on Sunday to complete a 6-3 aggregate win in the
Spanish Super Cup and face AC Milan in the European Super Cup next
week. "We are in the middle of a great project with Sevilla and
there is still work to do," Ramos said.
