Feyenoord missed out on Yannick Eduardo from FC Dordrecht on the final day of the transfer market. Due to the injury of Shaqueel van Persie, the Rotterdam team wanted to add the Czech as a third striker to the selection, behind Ayase Ueda and Casper Tengstedt.
However, a transition did not occur. Sources report to 1908.nl that Feyenoord took action too late to bring Eduardo to De Kuip. On Deadline Day, the attacker finally made the switch to TSG Hoffenheim.
FC Dordrecht rented Eduardo from RB Leipzig this season, with an agreed purchase option for an amount of 500 thousand euros. Given the cooperation with the Dordrecht residents, Feyenoord was the first to make use of this. Feyenoord had secured his services for 500 thousand euros.
The Rotterdam team waited too long in this transfer period and only signed up for the striker when he was already on his way to Hoffenheim, which paid 2.6 million euros for him. Several clubs were interested in Eduardo, including the Italian club Udinese. That interest ultimately drove up the price. For FC Dordrecht, the transfer is a very lucrative deal, although part of the transfer fee must be given to RB Leipzig, which had negotiated a resale percentage.
Eduardo has played at FC Dordrecht since his arrival from Stéphano Carrillo, who was bought by Feyenoord from Mexican Santos Laguna in 2025. Carrillo was then rented out to the Sheepheads, where he failed to make any progress and only scored a goal this season.
Eduardo played him out of the starting line-up and started to score. The twelve goals he has scored so far have now earned him a transfer to Germany.
