On 3 February, deadline day in the Netherlands, after Middlesbrough blocked a move, Fulham allowed Steven Benda to join Feyenoord on loan until the end of the season.
After the sale of Justin Bizzello to Genoa in January, the Eredivisie team was looking for a new goalkeeper.
Feyenoord showed interest in Middlesbrough's Seny Dieng, before the Fulham-owned player's arrival.
Earlier this month, Sport Witness The Dutch press covered the claims. That Middlesbrough pulled the plug despite advanced negotiations. This forced Robin van Persie's team to look for alternatives late at night and they eventually signed Benda.
Digital platform used to sign Fulham player
algemeen dagblad Now let's take a look at how Feyenoord signed goalkeeper Marco Silva.
The German joined the Premier League team from Swansea City in 2023 and made four appearances in cup competitions.
Last summer, the London club let him join Millwall FC on a season-long loan deal, but the move did not work out. To put this into context, the stopper started the first nine Championship matches and then got injured.
Since regaining full fitness he lost his place in Millwall's starting lineup, convincing Fulham to cut his loan stay short.
AD report Feyenoord found the 27-year-old on TransferRoom, an online platform used to 'accelerate transfers'.
The newspaper further says: 'It works like a kind of 'Tinder' for football transfers, where technical directors communicate about the rental, purchase and sale of players.'
Mulder pleased with Fulham player's winter decision
The Fulham player trained under goalkeeper coach Erwin Mulder at Swansea City. The latter is now a youth coach at Vitesse, and has given his opinion on Benda's loan move to the Dutch club.
Benda made his Feyenoord debut in a 1–0 win over Go Ahead Eagles last weekend.
"It's quite quick to arrive and then to debut immediately. This kind of relocation always involves changing houses and, of course, getting used to a new environment." He said,
'But Steven came to Feyenoord for thirteen matches; He is only on loan. So, of course, it's nice when you can show what you can do right away in an official match. De Kuip is quite something. I trained at Feyenoord and I always found that stadium magical. You really have to get used to it. But Benda is a quiet boy, so it will be fine."
