IRNA - Hamburg's Mehdi Mahdavikia is a hot
candidate to replace departed Brazilian striker Franca at Bundesliga club
Bayer Leverkusen, the Germany-based football portal Iran-fussball said
Thursday.
Mahdavikia who apparently plays no role in the future game plans of HSV
coach Thomas Doll, has been under intense pressure by Hamburg's team
management to find a new team in a bid to get the Iranian international off
its payroll.
However the former Pirouzi player who earns 2.3 million euros a year in
Hamburg, has repeatedly vowed to fulfill his contract which will expire in
2007.
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