It sounds a little crazy, but it’s true: Feyenoord moved its training program abroad at short notice. The reason was the signing of a brilliant new star: Raheem Sterling.
Sterling signed a contract with the second-placed Eredivisie side until the end of the season last week after terminating his contract with Chelsea at the end of January.
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In order to integrate him into the team as soon as possible, the club got creative.
Sterling is being accommodated by his new team as he has not yet obtained a valid work permit in the Netherlands. Indeed.
According to “Mirror” and “Spox” reports, Rotterdam coach Robin van Persie organized a training camp for Sterling in Belgium.
The coach explained: “This is allowed abroad. We do it for him, but I also want to work for the development of our team. We can exchange ideas well and do interesting things together.”
A lack of a work permit is not the only obstacle to the 31-year-old Briton’s debut. Van Persie added: “We will see week by week when he is fit to play. It will take some time but it seems logical to me because he has not played for six months.” Sterling did not receive a single minute of playing time in the first half of the season at Chelsea.
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So it might be a while before the Rotterdam transfer coup really pays off.
At least the first training session with the new team won’t be too long – even if it initially takes place not in the Netherlands but in Belgium.
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