{"id":9594,"date":"2026-05-07T22:30:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T22:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/9594\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T22:30:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T22:30:06","slug":"raheem-sterling-likely-next-destination-named","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/9594\/","title":{"rendered":"Raheem Sterling likely next destination named"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> Image Credits: Imago Images<\/p>\n<p>Raheem Sterling\u2019s career has been stalling since his \u00a350m move from Manchester City to Chelsea in 2022, and his decision to drop into Dutch football this past February was meant to be the spark that finally got him going again<\/p>\n<p>With his Chelsea contract mutually terminated after a forgettable loan spell at Arsenal \u2013 where he managed just one goal in 28 appearances \u2013 the former Liverpool man arrived at De Kuip looking for regular minutes and a fresh environment.<\/p>\n<p>It hasn\u2019t worked out that way. Three months on from his switch to Robin van Persie\u2019s side, Sterling is still searching for his first goal in Feyenoord colours, having drawn a blank in all six of his appearances since his debut against Telstar.<\/p>\n<p>He has registered just one assist, in a 2-1 win over Excelsior, and his performances on the left flank have been picked apart by the Dutch press, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.daveockop.com\/latest-news\/dutch-media-react-to-raheem-sterling-performance-vs-ajax\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">several outlets questioning<\/a> whether the 31-year-old still has the legs to operate at the level he once did.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.daveockop.com\/transfer-news\/raheem-sterling-to-leave-feyenoord\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sterling is expected to leave Feyenoord this summer<\/a> with the Dutch outfit not planning to offer him a contract extension.<\/p>\n<p>With PSV already wrapping up a third straight Eredivisie title and Feyenoord\u2019s season fizzling out, it begs the question as to what is next for the former Liverpool winger.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2026\/05\/07\/how-raheem-sterlings-dream-dutch-move-fizzled-out\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Telegraph\u2019s Dominic King<\/a> has reported that Sterling wants to remain in Europe, and that Serie A is his most likely destination:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe will be without a club again this summer but, having spent time living in a city-centre apartment in Rotterdam, the appeal of living on the Continent is huge and teams in Serie A are expected to register their interest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A move to Italy would represent another reinvention for a player who, not so long ago, was one of the most feared wide forwards in European football.<\/p>\n<p>Whether Serie A\u2019s slower, more tactical rhythm suits a Sterling now visibly short of the burst that defined his Anfield and City days remains to be seen \u2014 but at this stage of his career, any club willing to take a punt may be the lifeline he needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Image Credits: Imago Images Raheem Sterling\u2019s career has been stalling since his \u00a350m move from Manchester City to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9595,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[193,2671,41],"class_list":{"0":"post-9594","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-rotterdam","8":"tag-feyenoord","9":"tag-raheem-sterling","10":"tag-rotterdam"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9594"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9594\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}