Esteghlal signs Iraqi striker Karrar Jassim
TehranTimes – TEHRAN, Esteghlal football club has signed Iraq international striker Karrar Jassim on a two-year contract.
The 27-year-old striker who has a previous spell in Esteghlal in 2011-12 season fired in January 2012 during mid-season after a dispute with the former midfielder and team vice-captain Mojtaba Jabbari.
The Blues finished fifth in the league last season and the coach Amir Ghalenoie is trying to improve his squad to make his team a serious title contender again.
Sepahan midfielder Omid Ebrahimi,Tractor Sazi winger Milad Fakhreddini, Gostaresh Foolad goalkeeper Mohsen Forouzan, Armenia defender Hrayr Hovhannesi Mkoyan and Sajjad Shahbazzadeh from Saipa have already joined the Iranian football giant.