{"id":34480,"date":"2018-12-13T10:46:51","date_gmt":"2018-12-13T18:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/?p=34480"},"modified":"2018-12-13T13:56:32","modified_gmt":"2018-12-13T21:56:32","slug":"reading-fc-face-nervy-wait-over-saeid-ezatolahis-asian-cup-involvement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2018\/12\/13\/reading-fc-face-nervy-wait-over-saeid-ezatolahis-asian-cup-involvement\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading FC face nervy wait over Saeid Ezatolahi’s Asian Cup involvement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Football London – READING, The Iranian midfielder is a provisional squad for the competition in January.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Reading face being without Iranian midfielder Saeid Ezatolahi for a further month due to the Asian Cup.<\/p>\n

The 22-year-old, who is on a season-long loan switch to Royals from Russian club FC Rostov, has been named in a provisional 35-man squad for the competition.<\/p>\n

National team boss Carlos Queiroz will cut that list down to 23 players on Saturday, December 15, ahead of a training camp in Doha, Qatar.<\/p>\n

Ezatolahi, who is one of nine midfielders on the provisional list, is currently sidelined for club and country due to a quad injury he picked up while on international duty back in October.<\/p>\n

He has played just four times for Reading since joining at the end of August, but caught the eye with some impressive performances in the midfield.<\/p>\n

The Iranian is set to be back at full fitness at the end of this month but his involvement in the Asian Cup could prolong his return to Royals.<\/p>\n

The competition, which is being held in the United Arab Emirates, takes place between Saturday, January 5 and Friday, February 1.<\/p>\n

Reading have four games in that time, along with two either side and a possible FA Cup replay as well.<\/p>\n

It means Ezatolahi could miss up to seven games for his club, depending on how far Iran progress in the competition.<\/p>\n

Quieroz’s Iran are among the favourites to win the Asian Cup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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