TEHRANTIMES - Persepolis striker Mehdi Taremi has extended his contract with the team for two more years on Saturday after his move to Europe failed due to unknown reasons.

The 25-year old striker was eager to continue his career in Europe as he had an offer from an unknown Greek side but his move failed and he decided to remain at Persepolis.

Taremi, who joined Persepolis in the 2014 summer with a two-year contract, was one of the key members of Branko Ivankovic’s team who nearly missed the title and finished second on the goal difference in the IPL 2015-16 season.

He scored 18 goals in 23 appearances for Persepolis to win the 2015-16 Iran Professional League top scorer award.

Persepolis has already signed Sasan Ansari, Ehsan Alvanzadeh, Alireza Beyranvand, Mohammad Aram Tab, Vahid Amiri and Jalal Hosseini in the transfer market.