Iran's Haji Safi to join Olympiakos

Iranian international left-back Ehsan Haji Safi has reached a transfer agreement with Greek football giants Olympiakos.

The 27-year-old football player is the team's first transfer in the January window, reports Xinhua new agency.

Haji Safi signed a two-year contract with Greek Super League side Panionios in June 2017 and teamed up with his fellow Masoud Shojaei.

He will reunite with his countryman Karim Ansarifard in Olympiakos.

Haji Safi has played for Iran at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.

--IANS

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