{"id":44390,"date":"2021-12-06T08:14:33","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T16:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/?p=44390"},"modified":"2021-12-06T08:16:52","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T16:16:52","slug":"celtic-scouting-mission-players-from-iran-to-look-at","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2021\/12\/06\/celtic-scouting-mission-players-from-iran-to-look-at\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtic scouting mission: Players from Asia to look at"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Scotsman – GLASGOW, The path from Japanese football to the cinch Premiership is not a well-trodden one \u2013 but that hasn\u2019t stopped Ange Postecoglou from breaking new ground.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

He\u2019s already brought Kyogo Furuhashi from the J-League, with Daizen Maeda, Reo Hatate and Yosuke Ideguchi set to follow \u2013 and he\u2019s not planning on stopping his transfer raid on Asia there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf you look at all the big leagues around the world, you\u2019ll see Asian players,\u201d he said. \u201cNot just from Japan but from Korea, from Australia, from Iran. There are some very good footballers on that side of the world. But if people don\u2019t want to look there, I\u2019m happy to be the only one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The boss isn\u2019t the only one looking though, as, prompted by his national name-dropping, we delved into some of the top Asian leagues and teams for potential players the boss could look to recruit in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Armin Sohrabian (Gol Gohar)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Capped once by Iran, much of current leaders in the Persian Gulf Pro League Gol Gohar\u2019s early promise has been aided by the 26-year-old left-sided, defender who has scored twice without defeat. Potentially a profitable asset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mehdi Ghayedi (Shabab Al-Ahli)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Little in stature at 5ft 5in, but big on talent, the 22-year-old wonderkid already has eight Iranian caps and topped the charts for assists last season before leaving Esteghlal with the league\u2019s young player of the year award and moving to UAE this summer. A left-sided attacker, Celtic already have Jota but with the Portuguese still just a loan deal and injured until at least January, Ghayedi could be a future option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mehdi Abdi (Persepolis)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One of the stand-out players with Persepolis, the top team in Iran\u2019s Persian Gulf Pro League, scored nine times from midfield en route to last season’s title and was featured in the Asian Champions League this term. In a league dominated by experienced professionals, Abdi looks like a prospect, aged 23 \u2013 though yet to receive international honours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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