Andranik Teymourian announced  he wants to leave the Persian Gulf League leader , Esteghlal.

In the wake of Midfield Dynamo Mojtaba  Jabbari , Team Melli Captain Javad Nekounam  and Defender Pejman Montazzeri , Andranik “Ando” Teymourian will be the fourth Esteghlal superstar / Team Melli player to leave the club. Although the reasons behind his intentions are not clearly defined in his request to leave, it is assumed that financial problems and payment arrears by the club is a major reason.

Teymourian has been doing well with his club Esteghlal which he re-joined after a stint in the Qatar league.  Despite the internal disputes within the blues of Tehran, and the money issues, Esteghlal has been leading the table and showing good quality of football. Teymourian , uncharacteristically has played some rough football recently which lead to his one match ban by the FFIRI. His recent demeanor and clashes with opponents and referees was perhaps an early sign that Ando was unsettled in Esteghlal. With only a few months to go to the World Cup , a number of players are on their way to change clubs which could have a negative effect on their form.

A spokesman for Esteghlal club has insisted that the Club CEO , Fathollahzade , is adamant to keep Ando in Esteghlal and will not let him go. Then Again, he said the same thing about the other stars who left,except for Jabbari who was an antagonist of Fathollazadeh.