He is still 31 years young, has 129 appearances in a Liverpool shirt, won 15 titles with Manchester City and has 82 appearances for the England national team. The years following his exit from Manchester City have nevertheless sent Sterling’s career into free fall. Now comes a new low, where the winger is unable to convince an Eredivisie club he deserves the place.
Okay Feyenoord is one of the best clubs in the Netherlands, but when you have 123 Premier League goals and have played for Liverpool, City, Chelsea and Arsenal, then you have to cope with the level of the top Dutch division.
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After completing an unsuccessful loan spell at Arsenal last season and being frozen out of the Chelsea squad before the start of the 2025/26 season, Premier League clubs were not exactly queuing up to sign Sterling, not even when Chelsea and Sterling agreed to end his contract. As a free agent , he ended up signing Feyenord from February until the end of the season.
The 31-year-old arrived in Rotterdam as a prestige signing in February, but has struggled to live up to the sky-high expectations. Feyenord coach Robin van Persie hinted that a contract extension could be discussed, but the club’s management has since ruled out that possibility, it is reported.
According to Algemeen Dagblad , the decision has been made that Sterling will leave the club when the season ends in May. The former England international has failed to secure a regular starting place at Feyenoord, and has only played 333 minutes in the league since joining on his short-term contract.
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The former Premier League star has accepted his peripheral role and remained professional in training, but his disappointing performance has forced the club to drop his plan for a longer stay, claims the Dutch newspaper.
Lead-heavy development for Sterling.
