每週早些時候，《電訊報》報導費耶諾德不會在賽季結束後延長斯特林的短期合同。該文章引用了范佩西作為消息來源----這一說法在荷蘭人在星期五的新聞發布會上被他斷然拒絕，當時ESPN記者辛克萊·比肖普提到了這一點。 這次交流頗為尖銳。當比肖普開始提問時表示"這週已經變得明顯"，費耶諾德不會繼續與斯特林合作，范佩西在他能說完之前就打斷了他。 "抱歉？" 當比肖普重複這一前提時，范佩西直言不諱。 "好吧，我已經讀過這個。我也被引用過----但我並沒有與那家英國報紙的人交談。"
他確認與斯特林的正式談判尚未發生，並且即將進行。
""最終，你會與拉希姆坐下來，與他的團隊坐下來。我們也會一起坐下來，但這尚未發生。這可能會在下週或下下週發生。但他要離開----這不正確。我可以確認這一點。我沒有與那家報紙的人交談。"
斯特林，31歲，於2月12日加盟費耶諾德，合同到賽季結束，之前他從切爾西離開，並在那裡被禁訓超過六個月。他到達時缺乏比賽狀態，僅在聯賽中出場349分鐘，沒有進球，只有一次助攻。他的合同將在6月底到期。
"荷蘭報紙《全國日報》在四月報導，俱樂部不再開放合同延長的可能性，這一立場在內部已經鞏固----儘管范佩西在星期五的公開評論表明，他不準備在與球員進行對話之前確認這一立場。
斯特林計劃在這個夏天與個人健身教練本·羅森布拉特合作，為季前賽做準備。意甲俱樂部預計在他再次成為自由球員後會表達興趣。31歲的他在曼城、利物浦、切爾西、阿森納和現在的費耶諾德共打入174個職業生涯進球，下週在德·庫伊普的正式對話可能決定他的頂級職業生涯是繼續還是悄然結束。
"Ultimately, you'll sit down with Raheem, sit down with his people. We will also sit down together and that hasn't happened yet. That will probably happen next week or the week after. But that he's leaving -- that's not correct. I can confirm that. I have not spoken to those people."
Sterling, 31, joined Feyenoord on February 12 on a contract running to the end of the season after leaving Chelsea, where he had been exiled from training for over six months. He arrived short of match fitness and has managed just 349 minutes of league football, recording zero goals and one assist. His contract expires at the end of June.
Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad reported in April that the club were no longer open to a contract extension, a stance that has since solidified internally -- though Van Persie's public comments on Friday suggest he is not prepared to confirm that position until the conversation with the player has taken place.
Sterling plans to work with personal fitness coach Ben Rosenblatt this summer to prepare for preseason. Serie A clubs are expected to register interest once he becomes a free agent again. At 31, with 174 career goals across Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and now Feyenoord, the formal conversation at De Kuip next week may determine whether his top-level career continues or quietly ends.