Iranian player Sardar Azmoun has arrived at Roma from Bayer Leverkusen on loan with an option to buy, Roma announced Saturday on X, formerly Twitter. &The club is delighted to confirm the signing of the Iranian forward!& read the post.

According to Roma, Azmoun will don the number 17 shirt. If Azmoun meets Jose Mourinho&s requirements, Roma can make his move permanent for around €12 million ($12.9 million) next summer.

The acquisition of the so-called ‘Iranian Messi& has been the Italians& last-gasp attempt to plug the hole left by Tammy Abraham&s long-term injury.Mourinho has been in the market for a new center-forward since the beginning of the summer.

However, his quests to sign Alvaro Morata and Gianluca Scamacca fell flat, with the former committing his future to Atletico Madrid and the latter swapping West Ham for Atalanta.Left with only a handful of options in the market, Roma has turned to Azmoun.

After going from strength to strength in the Russian Premier League for almost a decade, he joined Leverkusen in January 2022.

However, his experience in the Bundesliga wasn&t nearly as prolific.However, Roma has offered him a chance to reignite his career in Serie A. The post Roma sign ‘Iranian Messi& Sardar Azmoun on season-long loan first appeared on Ariana News.