The 27-year-old became one of the Blades’ most valuable assets after moving to Bramall Lane from Coventry City in 2023 for £15 million.
Since he stuck with the team after they fell back into the Championship, his contract there is set to expire in 2027, and if they are promoted to the Premier League, there’s a significant possibility he will stay.
However, Hamer is already planning his next career steps.
Hamer outlines ambition to return to Feyenoord
One day, the midfield player hopes to rejoin his old team, Feyenoord.
According to 1908.nl, he stated in an interview with ViaPlay: “I still watch every game since Feyenoord is my team.
It would be my dream to finish at Feyenoord. That would be very pleasant.
After playing youth for the Dutch powerhouses, Hamer had just two professional appearances before joining PEC Zwolle, another Eredivisie team, in 2018.
Hamer has scores to settle in England and the Netherlands
The midfielder discussed his dissatisfaction with a perceived promise of game time not followed through with at Feyenoord following a strong loan spell at FC Dordrecht.
Hamer continued: “I came back and was told, ‘You have to be rented out again, because you have no experience in the Eredivisie’. That’s a shame, because those were not the agreements.
“In the end, Feyenoord is also a club that wants to perform and maybe didn’t dare to take a risk with me. Then you grow a bit apart with the trainer who was there at the time and with the technical director.
“I still have warm feelings and I have many friends who are for Feyenoord. It would be fantastic to do that for another, two or maybe three years.”
It’s clear that Hamer wants to return to his former team to prove he is up to the task of performing in their first team, but his job in England still feels incomplete.
He switched from Coventry to Sheffield United in 2023 to test himself in the Premier League and, despite playing in a poor Blades side, performed well, producing 10 goal involvements.
It’s proof enough that he is capable of playing in the top tier in England and, still only 27 years old, it feels like he deserves more than one season there to stamp his name on the league.
Whether that’s with Sheffield United or elsewhere, Hamer needs to spend as much time as he can in one of the highest-quality leagues in the world, before entertaining thoughts of returning to the Eredivisie.
Blades fans will feel some comfort despite transfer talk
It’s never the most comfortable scenario, hearing your star man discuss the other clubs he would like to move to.
But the statement that he would like to “finish” at Feyenoord will provide some comfort, suggesting that he views this as an ambition a good few years down the road, rather than an imminent aim.
The Blades will surely face a battle to keep hold of him if they don’t bounce back into the Premier League themselves, but it’s unlikely such challenges will come from Feyenoord just yet.
Nevertheless, it may be of note to those connected to the Blades that Hamer is already lining up future career moves.
