VFL Bochum interessted in signing Ehsan Hajsafi

[teammelli91]

I've always wanted him to go to Europe.

It's not the first time he's had offers from abroad.

With 69 caps and the age of 25, it's the perfect time to go to Europe.

I hope he accepts the offer.

[greatpersian]

True, but it's a decent start. Unfortunately we don't have the links and relations that Korea and Japan have and our players have to work for it. Japan for example can easily get random players in the Bundesliga or any other league just with the help of their brand marketing like Sony, Panasonic etc... same with Korea and even China to some extent, we can't afford such luxury...

One good season in Bochum and he can be picked up by a better team/league eventually

Their transfers have nothing to do with marketing in most cases. As I said before, my club Hertha BSC has two Jap players but we have no Jap sponsors and don't receive extra money by selling shirts and TV rights in Japan. Some people on here overrate Japan/Korea/China's purchasing powers too much. Bundesliga started to buy players from Japan because of Kagawa's super success. Other new Jap players (Uchida, Okazaki, Kiyotake, Hosogai etc) were successful, too. That's why Bundesliga keeps buying players from Japan. This summer Mainz even paid 4 million euros to a J-League club to sign a random Jap guy.

Same goes for us between 1990s-2000s. After Daei's successful stint at Bielefeld, other Iranian players also moved to Bundesliga.

[persianfire]

Bochum has always liked Iranians and trusted them.

Mahdavikia
Hashemian
Navidkia (they liked him so much they bought him even though he was injured)

Especially Hashemian really enjoyed there, scoring 10 goals in 2002/03 and 16 goals in 2003/04.

[Damavand]

Great news. I have a feeling he will be our Captain after WC 2018.

[KeonKish]

very realistic move for hajsafi. 2.Bundesliga is very competative and suits his playing style, certainly a much better league than juplier, one of the strongest 2nd leagues IMHO.

[yashar_fasihnia]

great move, i hope he does!

[lml]

Been dreaming of Iranian players going back to HSV / Bochum / Hertha tbh. I would love for this to happen.

[naderb94]

Been dreaming of Iranian players going back to HSV / Bochum / Hertha tbh. I would love for this to happen.

I'm happy for Hajsafi if it happens, but his quality won't come anywhere close to our golden generation players that played in Germany like Karimi, Mahdavikia, Hashemian, Bagheri

[lml]

I'm happy for Hajsafi if it happens, but his quality won't come anywhere close to our golden generation players that played in Germany like Karimi, Mahdavikia, Hashemian, Bagheri

He'll be more than enough for Bochum in the second bundesliga / the lower end of the first bundesliga tbh.

[Kiarash]

If he wants to succeed at Bochum, the coach better not put him as a LB because let's be very honest here..today he was disappointing on that position.

I like him more as a midfielder.

[aenima_8]

Interview with the coach of VFL Bochum:

"Shortly before the start of training Many question marks at VfL Bochum
Bochum on Monday (June 15th) starts football second division VfL Bochum in the preparation for the season 2015/2016. By 3 o'clock asks head coach Gertjan Verbeek his men to the first unit. A few days before the first training session, many questions are open during Tabellenelften last season. Subsequently, the current status quo.

How far the squad have progressed plans?with the Iranians Ehsan Hajsafi (25) is currently a man of the left side talking - enforcement messages there since the signing of Riemann keeper no!"

http://www.ruhrnachrichten.de/sport/...rt2420,2734985

[Abtin]

Cool, so now it's basically up to Ehsan himself, and the management of Sepahan if they have something to say, I'm not sure.

[Z Joon]

Cool, so now it's basically up to Ehsan himself, and the management of Sepahan if they have something to say, I'm not sure.

No the management can't say anything, his contract with Sepahan is finished end of June and he will be a free agent. This is why this move is quite likely to happen, except if he renews with Sepahan at the last minute. But he stressed the fact that he wants to play European football now

[Abtin]

No the management can't say anything, his contract with Sepahan is finished end of June and he will be a free agent. This is why this move is quite likely to happen

Khob, perfect. Then it is up to Ehsan, and we shall truly believe that he will take the offer.

[sirvan]

If he wants to succeed at Bochum, the coach better not put him as a LB because let's be very honest here..today he was disappointing on that position.

I like him more as a midfielder.

You're right, Hajsafi is a true midfield player. Left back is not his natural position, just because he's left footed and there were no better options he's put there.