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.”

Aston Villa may have to rethink their numbers if they want to make a comeback for Jenni Catamo. according to recordThe Sporting CP winger has now renewed his contract until 2029, strengthening the Portuguese club’s position after months of transfer noise.

The new deal sets his release clause at €60m (£51m) and almost doubles his wages. Catamo will now earn around €700,000 (£600,000) a year, up from around €400,000 (£340,000).

This is the second renewal in more than a year, following its previous extension in December 2023. Sporting knows that Aston Villa is interested And are clearly protecting both a key player and valuable asset.

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Time is not random. Catamo has been one of Sporting’s standout performers this season. Since returning from the Africa Cup of Nations, he has scored three goals in league, cup and Champions League matches. In the AFCON, he found the net twice and helped Mozambique reach the knockout stage.

Overall, the 25-year-old has scored 10 goals and provided six assists in 36 appearances for club and country this season. He is now one goal away from equaling his best senior scoring campaign and one assist short of equaling his previous personal best. Their influence has increased, and so has outside interest.

Summer still open despite renovation

last summer, Aston Villa made an approach. Fenerbahçe also reached €20m (£17m). Sporting demanded between €25–30m (£21–26m) and refused to sell.

The record now suggests Sporting would be open to negotiations for a figure slightly above €20m (£17m) in the summer. However, with interest from clubs in England, Spain, Germany, Italy and France, his base could easily expand if his form continues. Galatasaray has also been linked before.

Sporting have secured Catamo’s immediate future, but they have not closed the door to a sale. Instead, they have strengthened their negotiating power.

If Aston Villa revisit the situation, they will face a more protected player, stronger numbers and a market that may be more demanding than last year.

Igor Tudor is in London to move to Tottenham Hotspur to replace Thomas Frank as manager.

This is according to Gazzetta dello Sport. The Italian newspaper has today covered the Croatian manager and his surprise move to Tottenham.

Multiple reports from England and Italy yesterday put Tudor at the top of Tottenham’s wish list to replace Frank in the top job. Tottenham sacked the Danish coach on Wednesday after a poor six months in charge at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Spurs are deeply concerned about demotion and have turned to Tudor for firepower and a push to push them to safety. Sport Witness covered his developing move for him extensively yesterday.

At first, reports explained that he had Spurs reached the top of the listbefore the clubs oral agreement reached.

Tudor in London with Tottenham

Well that’s for sure, according to Gazeta anyway. The Italian newspaper reports that Turdo has flown from Split to London to finalize his deal. He is currently in the capital with Tottenham and it is a case of ‘we’ll see later’.

According to his information, Tottenham CEO Vinai Venkatesham specifically chose him. He also considered former Leipzig boss Marco Rose and former Dortmund boss Edin Terzic.

But he has decided on Tudor because he is ‘the right person for an emergency’. Or, at least, ‘one for mid-season’. The 47-year-old has rarely finished, or started, a season on the same bench since the beginning of his managerial career.

The call came after Tottenham sounded the relegation alarm yesterday. They are currently 16 years old^thFive points from safety and have not won in the Premier League since the end of December.

The people in charge were really afraid of demotion and wanted a manager who could make an immediate impact and fight hard. It will start on Monday when training resumes.

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Tudor has extensive experience in fighting battles. He saved Udinese four games in 2018, then repeated the trick from March a year later. He shone in Verona before moving to Marseille.

Then there was a three-month stint at Lazio before moving to Juventus for seven months.

He has made 11 appearances in 12 years and will be making his sixth separate European Championship appearance at Tottenham.

The contract runs until June, but if he can provide the necessary incentives, he could be a candidate for a permanent deal.

Rangers have reportedly made enquiries to Sunderland for duo Dan Neil and Romaine Mundle.

Despite playing a key role in the Black Cats’ promotion to the Premier League last season, the pair have seen their playing time limited this term.

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Academy graduate Neil captained his hometown club in their Play-Off Final win over Sheffield United at Wembley in May.

However, he has only featured three times in the top-flight in the 2025/26 campaign, having been replaced by Granit Xhaka in the Sunderland midfield.

Meanwhile, after a breakthrough year in the Championship last season, winger Mundle is yet to start in the top-flight this term.

Sky Sports report that the 22-year-old is keen for more regular game time, with Sunderland open to allowing him to leave on loan this month.

As for Neil, he is said to be on the radar of some Championship clubs, and is out of contract in the summer.

Sunderland boss Regis Le Bris appeared to suggest both players could be allowed to leave in January.

When asked about the prospect of Mundle leaving, he said: “If a player won’t play too much in the second part of the season, there is the possibility for him to find another club to get minutes.”

Rangers alert to Sunderland duo

It appears Rangers are alert to Neil and Mundle’s situations, with head coach Danny Rohl prioritising recruitment in January.