IRNA - Iranian international and Sharjah FC
Wanderers midfielder Javad Nekounam has not given up hope of playing in the
German Bundesliga after a deal with FC Kaiserslautern collapsed last year.
Speaking to the weekly sports magazine Sport Bild on Wednesday, Nekounam
said at "some point" in his playing career he wants to join a Bundesliga
club.
The 25-year-old Iranian star player consented to a contract with FC
Kaiserlautern last summer; however, the deal fell through after the German
Bundesliga club failed to agree with Nekounam's former team, Pas Tehran, on
a transfer fee.
Nekounam pointed out that Bundesliga record champs Bayern Munich were his
favorite team, saying "they have a very good squad." Asked as to why the
German Bundesliga is popular among Iranians, Nekounam responded, "The
Iranian legionaries who play in the Bundesliga or who have played in it
always talk positively about the Bundesliga. This leaves an impression on
you."
There are presently four Iranian national team players in Germany's first
division football league -- Bayern Munich's Ali Karimi, Hamburg's Mehdi
Mahdavikia, Hanover's Vahid Hashemian and Kaiserslautern's Ferydoon Zandi.
