Reza Shekari @ Rubin Kazan | 2018-2019

[Leicester City]

My post was full of qualifiers, a far cry from implying to be sure...

Sakht nageer Kasra Agha 😉, we may or may not see another Premier Leauge player by this time tomorrow...

[BacheLot]

From the sounds of it, Zenit seems like the more likely option as Wolves don't want to commit to buying Sardar.

sadly, its always been the most likely option from the first time ive heard of the interest..!! but we all hoping for a miracle...!
wonder how many years contract are Zenit asking from him..? probably at least 3 years..? most likely better wages than Wolves and definitely better taxation than pissing away like half of his pay to taxes in england compared to like 15%? in russia..!

[metallica69]

Fakest of fake news lol... Mohanad Ali will end up in Turkey probably.

https://m.calciomercato.com/en/news/...-starlet-91771

[forzatm]

https://m.calciomercato.com/en/news/...-starlet-91771

Calciomercato is the Italian version of the Sun/Metro/Star.

[Karouistisk]

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/foot...ssi-Jonny-Otto

[Medzdidz]

Ultimately what it depends on is if Rubin are happy to change the wording in the contract from ‘obligation’ to ‘option’ when it looks as if they have serious money on the table from Zenit.
Also depends on Sardar, if he refuses to move to Zenit and says he wants to play out of Russia then the 1.75 million loan money would be better for them than nothing.

[forzatm]

He needs to go to EPL or Zenit. Being the king of a small team doesn't make him mentally strong. Unfortunately, he can't deliver when it matters.

[Medzdidz]

Wolves have just finalised the Jonny deal so this gives them more time to concentrate on signing Azmoun.

[_Navid_]

Please Sardar to the right thing for once and join Wolves.

[Rabbit]

"Wolves sign Jonny Castro Otto in £15m deal
By Tim Spiers | Wolves | Published: Less than an hour ago

Wolves have completed the permanent signing of Jonny Castro Otto from Atletico Madrid for £15million.

Jonny Castro Otto has signed for Wolves
The Spaniard has penned a four-and-a-half year contract which runs until 2023.

Otto becomes the third most expensive player in Wolves' history, behind Ruben Neves (£15.8m) and Adama Traore (£18m).

He only joined Atletico last summer for around £6m from Celta Vigo and, like Diogo Jota, moves from Atletico to Wolves having never played for the club.

Otto has played 22 times for Wolves in all competitions, scoring one goal in a 2-0 win over Southampton.

His performances earned him his first ever cap for Spain in October and two more appearances have followed.

The 24-year-old is likely to be Wolves' only senior addition during the January transfer window.

Wolves have no move for a new striker currently on the table. After a move for Villa's Chelsea loanee Tammy Abraham fell through, it's thought Wolves haven't come close to finding a suitable back-up, with Nuno Espirito Santo adamant that any new striker must be as good as or better than what they already have.

Molineux officials, though, aren't giving up hope that something may arise on the final day and are continuing to search the market looking for a last-minute deal to bolster the squad.

They have been strongly linked with a move for Iranian striker Sardar Azmoun from Rubin Kazan. It's believed Wolves were interested in a loan move with an option to buy, but Rubin Kazan insisted on an obligation to buy and the move has been shelved.

Several fringe players are expected to leave today including Leo Bonatini, who has interest from Championship clubs including Nottingham Forest as well as overseas clubs.

Dominic Iorfa is mulling over a move to the MLS, while Donovan Wilson, Connor Ronan and Joe Mason will also look to secure deals."


https://www.expressandstar.com/sport...o-in-15m-deal/

[Medzdidz]

It’s the same guy Tim Spiers who said same thing yesterday, he reports for the local paper and has got things wrong before in the past. He is just basing it on the news that Kazan wanted Wolves to have the obligation to buy him after the end of his loan.

Sources in Russia and Sky Sports say otherwise.

I don’t have Twitter but if someone could reply to this guy and see what he knows as he is close to Kazan.

https://mobile.twitter.com/RFN_David

[Medzdidz]

Looks like the deal is off. Bloody Russia is going to ruin his career.

https://mobile.twitter.com/lauriewhi...34101807456257

[Tehranto]

Deal is dead.

Wolves want him but they do not want to be obligated to buy at the end.

[forzatm]

Depressing days.

[Medzdidz]

Also this , he is still in Iran. So unlikely Zenit will go for him as well now as Europe League squad deadline is tomorrow or he goes to Zenit and just plays in the league. Plus at Zenit he won’t be their starting striker , will be a silly move.
He prefers the move to England just bloody Kazan being idiots.

https://mobile.twitter.com/RFN_David...35109400829952