Sardar Azmoun to Join Shabab Al-Ahli

Azmoun‘s time at Bayer 04 Leverkusen is coming to an end. The Iranian international striker is flying to Dubai, where he will undergo a medical check at Shabab Al-Ahli in the next few days.

A basic agreement has been reached, only the final details need to be clarified. The club is headed by Paulo Sousa.

The 29-year-old joined the German champion from Zenit St. Petersburg two and a half years ago, but was never really happy in Leverkusen, partly due to health reasons.

Last season, Azmoun was loaned to Roma, where he got back into good physical shape. But because the Romans failed to qualify for the Champions League, they decided against signing Azmoun permanently.

Sevilla FC, who had been interested in the attacker since the beginning of the year and had him in mind as a successor to Youssef En-Nesyri, continued to insist on a loan with an option to buy. This was one of the reasons why Azmoun ultimately decided to accept the offer from Dubai.