Rezaei inks deal with Persepolis

PTV - Former Livorno defender Rahman Rezaei has signed a six-month contract with Persepolis hoping to save the club from mounting crises.

"I have signed a six-month contract with Persepolis but I am still waiting for my International Transfer Certificate (ITC)," Rezaei said on Wednesday.

"I am really happy to play for such a popular team and I hope I can use all my experience to help the club both in the Iranian Premier League (IPL) and Asian competitions," he added.

The 33-year-old Iranian national played seven seasons in Italian clubs including Perugia, Messina and Livorno.

The Reds dismissed Afshin Qotbi's Brazilian assistant Marco Antonio Alvarez and player Paulo Roberto do Carmo on Friday.

Defending champion Persepolis has performed poorly this season and currently sits in the fourth place in the IPL table with 22 points.

Many blame the club's poor performance on disorganized defending, which is expected to improve with the new signing.