{"id":44535,"date":"2021-12-26T09:35:36","date_gmt":"2021-12-26T17:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/?p=44535"},"modified":"2021-12-26T09:35:36","modified_gmt":"2021-12-26T17:35:36","slug":"everton-must-sign-the-iranian-messi-sardar-azmoun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2021\/12\/26\/everton-must-sign-the-iranian-messi-sardar-azmoun\/","title":{"rendered":"Everton must sign \u2018the Iranian Messi\u2019 Sardar Azmoun"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Football Fan Cast – LONDON, A report from\u00a090min\u00a0at the beginning of the month claimed Everton had joined the race for Zenit St.Petersburg forward Sardar Azmoun, with the 26-year-old set to be available for free next summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, with the January window now just days away, it would be a good idea for the Toffees to further their interest next month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dubbed previously as\u00a0\u2018the Iranian Messi\u2019, the\u00a0\u00a322.5m-rated forward\u00a0has scored\u00a0ten goals\u00a0in 21 appearances across all competitions for Zenit so far this campaign, including a goal against Chelsea in the Champions League recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, having\u00a0joined Zenit\u00a0from Rubin Kazan three years ago, Azmoun has a prolific record of\u00a062 goals\u00a0and 23 assists in 104 appearances for the Russian giants. A goal contribution every 1.2 games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Iranian has reportedly attracted interest from Everton owner Farhad Moshiri, who is of Iranian descent, and, according to a previous coach of Azmoun, Moshiri previously contacted him and\u00a0\u201ctried to negotiate a transfer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Russian Premier League side may have no choice but to sell the 26-year-old next month in order to receive a fee, with his contract set to expire in just\u00a0seven months’\u00a0time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Toffees have appeared stuck all season, sitting in an underwhelming\u00a014th place\u00a0in the Premier League, and are in desperate need of some extra firepower to propel them up the table in order to avoid any nervy moments in the second half of the campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luckily, signings that initially received a\u00a0mixed reaction\u00a0from fans in the summer have exceeded expectations with Demarai Gray (five\u00a0goals) and Andros Townsend (three\u00a0goals) helping to fill the void left by star striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, with the lack of goals from Rondon who has netted only\u00a0once, Rafa Benitez\u2019s side\u2019s attacking output could\u2019ve been much worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alas, extra options in that department will be welcomed with open arms by the Everton faithful, and a possible deal for Azmoun would be shrewd business given his goals record for Zenit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The only doubt would be the fact that the Iranian hasn\u2019t played professional football outside of Russia, and therefore the jump up to the Premier League may prove a tricky one\u2026at least initially.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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