Daei, “I am not middleman or dealer”

PLDC - There has recently been much speculation about Branco Ivancovic, head coach of Iran’s National Team, leaving Iran after the ending of his contract and his joining a UAE club (most possibly Al Shabab). Another rumor recently has it that Ali Daei, Al Shabab striker and National Team captain, has become the mediator between his club and Ivancovic. The story goes on to say that Daei has firm reasons for his actions and intends to bring his club out of its present crisis. 

Sources close to Ali Daei have expressed that the rumor had been heard in the UAE too. Daei is apparently very upset about this and has said that some people are out to destroy his reputation. He has said that he is not a middleman or dealer for others. He is there to play football and thinks about nothing else. He completely denies these rumors.