Tasnim - Iranian national football team and Persepolis striker Mehdi Taremi has been linked with a move to Al-Gharafa of Qatar.
Taremi, who is serving a four-month ban from late September after FIFA found he had breached his contract with Turkish club Çaykur Rizespor, is reportedly close to join the Qatari club.
Persepolis’s officials will announce their decision on the issue after the match against Foolad, scheduled for Sunday.
The 26-year-old forward had been already linked with move to Greek teams, namely Olympiakos, Panathinaikos, PAOK, AEK and Panionios.
The best goalscorer of the Iranian football league in the previous two seasons, had caught the eye of Croatia’s GNK Dinamo Zagreb and Urawa Reds of Japan also showed interest in signing him.
Taremi’s contract with Persepolis will expire at the end of the current season.