By Rune Gjerulff@runegjerulff

Sardar Azmoun explains failed Leverkusen move

Sardar Azmoun has confirmed he attracted interest from a number of clubs, including Bayer Leverkusen, before the summer transfer window closed.
Sardar Azmoun.
Sardar Azmoun.Photo: Кирилл Венедиктов, Soccer.ru, CC BY-SA 3.0
Zenit St. Petersburg forward Sardar Azmoun has confirmed that Bayer Leverkusen among others made an offer to sign him during the summer transfer window.

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But, according to the striker, his Russian club didn't entertain any offers for him.

"I have a contract. Even if I wanted to leave, Zenit can prevent me, and there is nothing I can do," said the Iranian striker, according to Persian Soccer.

"I had offers from Tottenham, Lyon, Bayer Leverkusen and Roma but they rejected them. If I leave, it will be this summer as a free agent."

Azmoun's contract with Zenit expires in 2022.

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