{"id":569054,"date":"2020-10-09T14:45:51","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T18:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=569054"},"modified":"2020-10-09T14:45:51","modified_gmt":"2020-10-09T18:45:51","slug":"southend-united-complete-loan-deal-for-tottenham-hotspur-striker-kazaiah-sterling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/10\/09\/southend-united-complete-loan-deal-for-tottenham-hotspur-striker-kazaiah-sterling\/","title":{"rendered":"Southend United Complete Loan Deal for Tottenham Hotspur Striker Kazaiah Sterling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/tottenham\/\" target=\"_self\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> striker <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/230255f5\/Kazaiah-Sterling?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kazaiah Sterling<\/a> has joined <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tag\/southend-united\/\" target=\"_self\">Southend United<\/a> on loan until January.<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old spent last season on loan at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=Doncaster+Rovers\" target=\"_self\">Doncaster Rovers<\/a> but saw it cut short due to injury. He then <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/01\/31\/leyton-orient-sign-striker-kazaiah-sterling-on-loan-from-tottenham-hotspur\/\" target=\"_self\">joined Leyton Orient<\/a> in January for the rest of the campaign.<\/p>\n<h2>Kazaiah Sterling Joins Southend United on Loan<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u270d\ufe0f We&#8217;re delighted to announce the signing of \ud835\uddde\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude07\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf5 \ud835\udde6\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf4 on loan from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpursOfficial?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@SpursOfficial<\/a> until January!<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd35 Welcome to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Blues?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Blues<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ksterling_98?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ksterling_98<\/a> \ud83d\udd35\ud83d\ude4c<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Southend United (@SUFCRootsHall) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SUFCRootsHall\/status\/1314573861950820352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 9, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Opportunity for Development<\/h3>\n<p>Sterling joins the Blues for the first half of the 2020\/21 season desperate for game time following two unsuccessful loan spells over the past year.<\/p>\n<p>His first loan last season was heavily disrupted as a suspected dead leg forced the 21-year-old to return to his parent club for treatment. Sterling completed a move to Leyton Orient during the January transfer window, but his stay was short-lived again due to the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Sterling has made two appearances for Spurs\u2019 senior team but has spent most of his career in the U23s. In that time, Sterling has developed a prolific goal scoring record in the youth team. He has also been capped for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/tag\/england\/\" target=\"_self\">England<\/a> at U17 and U18 level.<\/p>\n<p>The move can potentially be a savvy addition for Southend, who are winless in their opening four games. The Blues sit second from bottom with one point from a possible 12.<\/p>\n<h3>What Was Said?<\/h3>\n<p>Speaking to the club\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southendunited.co.uk\/news\/2020\/october\/blues-sign-sterling-on-loan-from-spurs\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a>, manager <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/6a88f75d\/Mark-Molesley?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Molesley<\/a> said: \u201cBeing in and around Tottenham\u2019s under 23s, he\u2019s had a couple of loan moves already. He\u2019s very highly recommended by our scouting department.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe comes with good character references. He\u2019s had a fantastic footballing education at Tottenham and he\u2019s a player to be very excited about.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fact that Tottenham have trusted us to improve one of their players is great. I\u2019m sure he\u2019s going to bring a lot of value, so were delighted to welcome him to the football club.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about whether Sterling\u2019s style of play, Molesley added: \u201cHe\u2019s very quick, aggressive, predominantly plays up front but can also play wide. He definitely gives us another option.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m thankful to Tottenham for loaning one of their top talents to us and also the Chairman for allowing us to get this deal over the line.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sterling has been allocated the number 17 shirt and is eligible to make his debut on Saturday against Exeter City.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"sJ4P5LuiQ15a9D9iW49EaA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1273322567\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'sJ4P5LuiQ15a9D9iW49EaA',sig:'uWIMaIKMT16vzNOicTnMWfaxb0ZL6kE_o8hAwjecZEA=',w:'594px',h:'417px',items:'1273322567',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham Hotspur striker Kazaiah Sterling has joined Southend United on loan until January. The 21-year-old spent last season on loan at Doncaster Rovers but saw it cut short due to injury. He then joined Leyton Orient in January for the rest of the campaign. 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