Sepahan set to sign French striker Ben Yedder
Persian Gulf Pro League club Sepahan is set to sign former French international Wissam Ben Yedder as a free agent in the coming days, according to Iranian media.
Ben Yedder, 34, who is in Isfahan for talks with the Iranian top-flight heavyweight, has been without a club since parting ways with Ligue 1 outfit Monaco last July.
The prolific striker made his professional debut with Toulouse in his home country in 2010, bagging 71 goals and 21 assists in 174 appearances across six seasons with the top-tier club.
Ben Yedder joined LaLiga club Sevilla for the start of the 2016/17 campaign and went on to net 70 goals – including 10 in the UEFA Champions League – in three seasons, while providing his teammates with 22 assists.
On his return to the French top flight, Ben Yedder signed for AS Monaco and registered a remarkable 118 goals and 31 assists in 201 outings to become the club’s second all-time top scorer.
He was the joint leading marksman of the French league in the 2019/20 season – canceled out in April due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the country – with 18 goals, alongside then-PSG striker Kylian Mbappé.
Capped 19 times for the national team, Ben Yedder has three international goals under his belt, lifting the UEFA Nations League trophy with Les Bleus in 2021.
Should a deal with the Iranian club go through, Ben Yedder will be teaming up with fellow-Frenchman and former Sevilla teammate Steven Nzonzi.
Sepahan is desperate to make a frontline signing after prolific winger Mahdi Limouchi suffered a knee injury during a 1-1 draw against Esteghlal Khuzestan in the Iranian league last week and could face a lengthy period on the sidelines.