Napoli get in touch with 'Iranian Messi'

Zenit's Iranian forward, Sardar Azmoun, has been on Napoli's agenda for quite a few weeks. He is 25, has been linked with Sevilla and they are comparing him to Leo Messi himself.

A more than interesting letter of introduction that of the young Zenit attacker, a player whom the Italian side already have reportedly initiated the first contacts for, according to the by the well-known newspaper 'La Gazzetta dello Sport'. 

The Italian source also adds that his market value would be around 25 million euros and that Napoli are reportedly thinking about his signing to cover the free space that Hirving Lozano could leave.

In his season and a half at Zenit, Azmoun has scored a whopping 26 goals in 45 official matches. In this unusual season, he has scored 14 goals and got 6 assists in 29 matches.