Everton eye role for Iran legend Ali Daei [Report]
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Loading...The Sun – LONDON, Everton are considering a senior role for Iranian legend Ali Daei, according to reports.
The former Bayern Munich striker holds the all-time international goalscoring record, with 109 in 149 games.
He won the Bundesliga title with Bayern in 1999, and has also played for Hertha Berlin and Arminia Bielefeld.
Daei has coached the Iran national side, as well as six clubs in the football-mad Middle East nation.
Reports in Germany now claim Everton are in talks with the 51-year-old about working together.
Club owner Farhad Moshiri, 65, was born in Iran before moving to the UK in the late Seventies.
World-respected magazine Kicker said rumours are rife that Daei will land a role at Goodison Park.
Boss Carlo Ancelotti’s position is not thought to be under threat, although the Toffees have slumped to ninth after heading the Premier League table earlier this season.
Daei currently runs his own sportswear company.
His last management job, with Tehran club Saipa, ended last year.
But a source close to the former Iran captain said: “His ambition remains undiminished.”
Daei was an unused sub as Manchester United famously scored twice late on to beat Bayern 2-1 in the 1999 Champions League final.
He played for Iranian sides Persepolis, Saba Battery and Saipa, as well as clubs in Qatar and the UAE, before hanging up his boots in 2007.
