The young Kiao Dyer of Chelsea joined the Volendam Club in the Netherlands after he signed a new contract with the Stamford Bridge team.
The Chelsea homepage posted the notice that Dyer would join Volendam until the end of the season to find the opportunity to play regularly in the first team. The midfielder had his debut for the Blues last season, playing 4 minutes in the match within the Conference League with Astana.
Dyer is considered a great talent of the club and is now a pillar of the U21 team, with 46 appearances at this level. Volendam confirmed that the agreement to recruit him was completed just 4 minutes before the transfer period, showing the level of concern of the Dutch team spent tomorrow. Chelsea currently has 16 borrowed players, and Dyer is the 17th player.
“Chelsea is pleased to announce that the academy midfielder, Kiao Dyer has signed a new contract to 2030 and will spend the rest of the season on a loan at Volendam Club in the Dutch league (Eredivisie). DYER joined Chelsea from West Brom at the end of the U14 season and represented the British team from U15 to U19.
In the past two seasons, Dyer was a regular player of the U21 Chelsea team, won the Premier League 2's best player award in October 2024. Dyer had debut in the first team in December 2024, in the victory at the Conference League against Astana.
Last season, he had 32 appearances in the Premier League 2, scored 3 goals. Currently, Dyer is lent to the Netherlands to join Volendam, the team has won the right to return to the top tournament with the Eerste Divisie championship (2nd division) season 2024/25. We want to support Kiao during his time in the Netherlands, “the Chelsea homepage announced.
Voledam's homepage also gave the message: “Voledam has strengthened the squad with the recruitment of Kiano Dyer. The 18 -year -old midfielder is being borrowed by Chelsea in a season. The agreement is completed 4 minutes before the transfer deadline.”
Technical Director Patrick Busby of Voledam, the team is ranked 11th in the Eredivisie rankings, explained the appearance of Dyer. “After the failure of Sean Steur failed, we were contacted with Kiao Dyer of Chelsea. Chelsea called me on Sunday and again yesterday, then we acted immediately. Dyer has become a clearer potential candidate through our network in recent weeks.
Thanks to the efforts of both clubs, the transfer was completed right before the deadline. Kiao played in the European U19 tournament last summer and made the first Chelsea debut. Kiao is a top talent, can play quickly and effectively in terms of technical, even in tight spaces. Physically, he will be able to adapt to Eredivisie and integrate well. We had a lucky push with the appearance of Dyer. “