The negative response of a former Manchester City defender to Persepolis

The former Schalke and City defender rejected the Persepolis club’s proposal.

One of the posts that Persepolis desperately needed in summer transfer was the middle defender. Both Ismail Cartal and Vahid Hashemian called for a foreign defender to recruit, but the transfer failed.

Vahid Hashemian revealed in his latest interview in the Premier League program that talks with a prominent defender to join Persepolis were on the verge of being finalized, but the player announced in the last moment he would not come to Iran.

Persepolis coach emphasized that the captain was one of the leading European national teams and has a brilliant record in the Bundesliga. Our research and the signs provided by Hashemian about him indicate that Persepolis’ option was Matia Nastasic.

The Serbian defender has the captain of his national team and has played in teams such as Manchester City, Schalke, Mallorca and Fiorentina. Despite a productive resume, Nastasic, according to Hashemian, was abandoned in Iran, and thus recruited by Persepolis.