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Roma Sign Iran’s Sardar Azmoun With Romelu Lukaku Talks Ongoing | Football News
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Roma Sign Iran’s Sardar Azmoun With Romelu Lukaku Talks Ongoing | Football News

[ad_1] Iran forward Sardar Azmoun poses after signing for Roma on loan.© TwitterIran forward Sardar Azmoun signed for Roma on loan from Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday as the Serie A club tries to hammer out a deal to take Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea. Roma said they have brought in Azmoun, 28, "on a temporary basis until 30 June 2024" with "the option to make the transfer permanent". Azmoun, who has 45 goals in 71 appearances for his country, arrives after a difficult spell in Germany where he only scored five times since moving to Leverkusen in January 2021.But his arrival has been completely overshadowed by the potential arrival of Lukaku.Chelsea have been trying to offload outcast Lukaku all summer but neither Inter Milan -- where he was loaned by the Blues last summer -- nor Juventus dec...
Iran’s Full Squad For FIFA World Cup Announced, Sardar Azmoun In | Football News
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Iran’s Full Squad For FIFA World Cup Announced, Sardar Azmoun In | Football News

[ad_1] Iran named Sardar Azmoun, their star player who has expressed support on several occasions for the demonstrations in Iran, in their final 25-man World Cup squad on Monday. Azmoun, who plays for German club Bayer Leverkusen, tore a calf muscle in early October and faces a fight to be fit for Iran's first match of the tournament against England in Qatar on November 21. The 27-year-old forward has posted several messages of support on social media for the protests in Iran that were sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. Hundreds have died in the unrest.Azmoun's Instagram account, which has five million followers, was at one point blocked for several days before coming back online.Activists have called on fans attending Iran's matches at the World Cup to chant Amini's name. ...