Defender on national team list for Estghlal and Persepolis; red-clad rivals eye winter transfer market

The defender who got close to joining Persepolis last summer has become one of the Reds' attractive targets again as the winter transfer window approaches.

According to ambassador Arjan; The league has not yet reached the half and we are on the verge of holding the ninth week, however, the market of rumors and movements for mid-season transfers has already heated up and the clubs are looking to repair and equip themselves in the winter transfer window. As always, the main news about Persepolis and Esteghlal is more than other teams, and interestingly, there are one or two common players in the list of the two teams, which seems to heat up the market in the winter.

Masoud Mohebi, the young defender of Khyber, was one of the players who was on the verge of leaving this team in the summer transfer window. Persepolis, which sought to strengthen its defense line, conducted detailed negotiations to attract this defender and was even ready to pay 750 thousand dollars to Khyber Club for his consent; A significant number that showed that the Red-faced players have opened a special account on this player.

However, the story of Mohebi's transfer went in a different direction. While negotiations between Persepolis and Khyber continued, the program manager of this defender claimed that he has a significant offer from Russian football and plans to send his client to this country. Mohebi also went to Russia to check this offer, but finally returned to Iran without signing the contract.

In the meantime, Persepolis didn't miss the opportunity and by finalizing the recruitment of Airi, they recruited one of their options to strengthen the defense line. In this way, Mohebi's return from Russia without a contract practically reduced his chances of joining the Reds in the summer and this defender was forced to continue his presence in Khorramabad.

Now, as the half-season is approaching, Mohebi's name has once again been mentioned in the transfer market. This time Esteghlal has entered the field to make up for part of its lag in the summer window and to strengthen its composition. The Blues, who were deprived of recruiting new players in the summer due to the closed transfer window, are now looking to use the upcoming opportunity to strengthen their team, and Mohebi is one of their options.

On the other hand, the managers of Khyber have not changed their financial position. According to the available information, through intermediaries related to Esteghlal, they have raised the same figure as the summer proposal of Persepolis to issue the consent of this defender; $750,000 in cash, without discount and without accepting term payments or bargaining over the transfer amount. A condition that can turn the negotiations into one of the most important transfer cases of the half-season.

Of course, Esteghlal is not Mohibi's only potential customer. Persepolis is still interested in recruiting this defender and may try to recruit him again if the conditions are met. The Reds, who are looking to build a new team and strengthen their composition for the rest of the season, can consider Mohebi as one of the talented options for the defense line.

It is noteworthy that Mohebi's presence in the composition of Iran's Omid team, despite the failure of this team in the Asian Games, has once again brought his name into the spotlight. Now this young defender is in a position where he can change the course of his football future with an important choice; A choice between staying in Khyber and continuing to progress, or moving to one of the two poles of Iranian football.

In the summer, Persepolis went to the threshold of finalizing this transfer, but in the end it was left empty-handed. Now Esteghlal opened the winter window earlier than the official start to recruit Mohibi Kiz and Persepolis is still not out of the equation. It has to be seen which club will be willing to accept Khyber's $750,000 bet and complete the case of one of Iran's talented defenders in the new competition of the Maghrebs.