Zare’ joins Persepolis, Yavarzadeh moves to Esteqlal

MNA – Midfielder Masud Zare’ moved from Saba Battery to Persepolis and Behshad Yavarzadeh from relegated Shahid Qandi signed a contract with Esteqlal here Sunday.

Persepolis has hired Zare’ for two years, bringing its new players to five and Yavarzadeh reunited with Esteqlal for the next three years, the first signing of the fifth Iran Pro League-winning side for next season.

Midfielder Alireza Nikbakht-Vahedi, Nima Qavidel, and striker Hossein Badamaki playing for the capital’s Esteqlal and Ground Forces and the Mashhad-based Abu Moslem last season and Salah Hassan from Iraq have already inked contracts with Persepolis.