{"id":44059,"date":"2026-02-13T09:09:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T03:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=44059"},"modified":"2026-02-13T09:09:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T03:39:51","slug":"from-premier-league-spotlight-to-rotterdam-nights-sterlings-surprise-transfer-to-take-place-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/transfer-news\/from-premier-league-spotlight-to-rotterdam-nights-sterlings-surprise-transfer-to-take-place-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"From Premier League spotlight to Rotterdam nights; Sterling\u2019s surprise transfer to take place soon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Raheem Sterling is set for a new chapter in his decorated career, with a move to Feyenoord now imminent after a breakthrough agreement was reached this week. The English forward is expected to land on Friday to complete formalities and sign a contract that will keep him at the Dutch club until the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>According to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, the deal has moved swiftly in recent days, despite Sterling attracting interest from more than ten clubs across Europe. What ultimately tipped the scales in Feyenoord\u2019s favor was the personal involvement of club legend and current coach Robin van Persie, who played a decisive role in convincing the player about the project and his potential role within the squad.<\/p>\n<p>For Feyenoord, the arrival of Raheem Sterling represents a statement signing. The Rotterdam-based side has been looking to inject experience and attacking depth into its frontline as it pushes for domestic success and a stronger European showing. Sterling\u2019s pace, movement, and pedigree at the highest level are seen as assets that could elevate the team\u2019s tactical flexibility in the second half of the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Sterling, who has built a reputation through spells at top English clubs and major international tournaments with England, views the move as an opportunity for revival and regular football.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raheem Sterling is set for a new chapter in his decorated career, with a move to Feyenoord now imminent after\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":202,"featured_media":37746,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4660],"tags":[3187,312,1823,3739,3796,2573,378,4782,1746,4722],"class_list":["post-44059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-transfer-news","tag-blues","tag-chelsea","tag-fabrizio-romano","tag-feyenoord","tag-football","tag-football-transfers","tag-raheem-sterling","tag-rotterdam","tag-sterling","tag-transfer-news"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/202"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44059"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44059\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44060,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44059\/revisions\/44060"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}