Charlotte FC finalizing $8.7 million transfer of Dutch international Calvin Stengs from Feyenoord

Calvin Stengs is set to undergo a medical on Monday ahead of a proposed $8.7M move to Charlotte FC, sources have confirmed to GOAL.Reports out of the Netherlands indicated that Stengs would then sign a four-year contract with the MLS club.

The 25-year-old attacking midfielder has earned eight caps for the Netherlands, with his first coming back in 2019, when he provided two assists in a 5-0 win over Estonia. More recently, he scored a hat-trick in the Netherlands' final Euro 2024 qualifier against Gibraltar to net his first international goals.

Stengs was once heralded as one of the Netherlands' most talented youngsters. One of the top stars of the AZ academy, Stengs broke through during the 2018-19 season, going on to score 24 goals in 113 appearances for his boyhood club. He then made a reported €10 million ($10.92M) move to Nice, spending one full season in France, scoring one goal and adding one assist in 24 matches played. He would then go on a loan to Antwerp in the Belgian Pro League.

He returned to his native Holland for the 2023-24 season where, under now-Liverpool manager Arne Slot, he won the KNVB Cup. Stengs contributed six goals and 12 assists that season. Earlier this month, he lifted the Johan Cruyff Shield.

Charlotte FC were eliminated from the Leagues Cup in the group stage and will now look ahead to a return to MLS play on August 24 against the New York Red Bulls. Having already signed U.S. men's national team star Tim Ream, Charlotte will now look to finalize the move for Stengs ahead of the closing of the MLS Transfer Window on Wednesday. The Crown currently sits sixth in the Eastern Conference with 37 points in 25 matches played.