SV Elversberg announced that Immanuel Pherai will join the club on loan until the end of the season. A purchase option of 1.5 million euros was agreed upon. In the current season, Immanuel Pherai had made six short appearances for Hamburger SV.

An impending player swap is set to occur between the "Rothosen" and SV Elversberg. Immanuel Pherai, a 24-year-old Surinamese-Dutch attacking midfielder, leaves the Bundesliga club and joins SV Elversberg, a club from Saarland, on loan with an option to buy. Pherai, who has 11 caps and one goal for Suriname, has a contract with Hamburg until June 30, 2027. This season in the Regionalliga Nord, he has made 4 appearances, scoring 3 goals and providing 1 assist. According to Transfermarkt, his current valuation is €1.8 million. Hamburger SV originally signed him from Eintracht Braunschweig in July 2023 for a fee that was reported to be €750,000.