Team Melli’s forward , Sardar Azmoun has received a setback in his battle with his old Club Rubin Kazan after the Football Federation league commission today issued a verdict in favor of the club. The dispute between Azmoun and Kazan stems from the fact that each party claims the other has violated the clauses of the contract and hence a litigation was sought by each party.

Sardar Azmoun  is currently playing FC Rostov.  Azmoun and his compatriot Saeid Ezatollahei both played a major part in a fantastic showing of the unfancied FC Rostov challenging for the Russian League Title until the last round of the season’s campaign when CSKA Moscow pipped them for the title by two points. However , Rubin Kazan who brought Azmoun to Russia , before the young forward even made a senior debut in the Iranian football league, maintains that Azmoun is still a Ruben Kazan loaned to FC Rostov.

All news  were clearly indicating that Kazan has loaned the Iranian to FC Rostov but the player himself was adamant that he was transferred to Rostov and acted as such hence refusing to report to Ruben Kazan duty at the beginning of this season. The club from Central Asian Republic of Tatarstan then filed a case against both FC Rostov and the player with the Russian Football Federation while Azmoun through his agent filed a counter case.

The ruling today in favor of Rubin Kazan is a setback for Iran’s prolific striker with an immaculate record at international level. Azmoun has stated his complete satisfaction with his present club FC Rostov and strongly maintained that he will be playing here next season rather than go back to Kazan.