Persepolis set to sign Alanyaspor fullback Hadergjonaj: Report
Persian Gulf Pro League giant Persepolis is closing in on a contract with Alanyaspor fullback and Kosovan international Florent Hadergjonaj, Varzesh3 reported.
Hadergjonaj, 30, who joined Alanyaspor in August 2023, has bagged four goals and five assists in 28 games for the club in the ongoing Süper Lig season.
Should the deal go through, the Swiss-born defender will likely replace Moroccan Ayoub El Amloud on the right side of the Reds’ backline for the start of next season.
Amloud, whose campaign has been interrupted by several injury spells, was last in action during a 3-2 loss at Shams Azar in the domestic league on March 30, leaving the pitch in the 50th minute with a groin problem, and is not expected to play for Persepolis again ahead of what promises to be a summer of shakeup under Turkish head coach Ismail Kartal.
First introduced to European football with ex-Bundesliga club FC Ingolstadt 04, Hadergjonaj also made 47 appearances for Huddersfield Town in the English Premier League, before The Terriers were relegated to the EFL Championship at the end of the 2018/19 season.
Persepolis is third in the Pro League table with 51 points – 10 points adrift of Tractor on top with three games remaining – and will miss out on the Iranian top-flight crown for only the second time in nine seasons.