According to the Mehr reporter, the recruitment of Saleh Hardani, a 23-year-old right-back and national team player of the Foolad football team by Esteghlal in the winter transfer window in a position where the 34-year-old experienced captain is present, can first contain an important message for the resident. Be a team.
Vera Ghafouri, who joined Esteghlal in the 16th league and is experiencing her sixth season in this team, with a history of years in the first level of Iranian football, has now become one of the lasting figures in the history of Esteghlal and can continue her statistics and records until the end. Seasons increase.
The addition of young national team defender Saleh Hardani to the Blues squad in the middle of the season could create the suspicion that Hardani may gradually become a permanent replacement for the Blues captain. Something that did not happen, at least at the beginning of his presence in Esteghlal.
Hardani was added to the Blues from the 17th week and was included in the team’s regular squad from the very beginning and played 90 minutes against Zobahan. In the 18th week and against Traktor in Tabriz, he was also in the regular squad, but in the 66th minute, he replaced Vera Ghafouri so that with Ghafouri added to the squad, the right side of the team would move to dynamic areas and the center of poisonous attacks. Become; And exactly 4 minutes later, the Blues reached their only winning goal.
Ghafouri is among the top 20 players in the history of Esteghlal club in terms of number of games and number of goals scored, and is also the fourth top female penalty in the history of this club. Saleh Hardani could become a permanent replacement for the player on the right side of the defense in the long run, but it seems that for now, and at least until the end of the season, there will be no alarm for the Blues captain and Ghafouri will continue. Can cover the first letter on the right wing.