Iranian international striker Mehdi Taremi is on the verge of joining Spanish Segunda Division side Leganes with a three-year deal, according to local media.

Leganes is currently top of Spanish Segunda Divison with 65 points with three games until the end of the season. They are the favorites to win the promotion to La Liga.

Taremi finished the 2015-16 season as the Iran Professional League top scorer with 16 goals. The 23-year old striker, who made a name for himself with Iranjavan after he became the second top scorer of Azadegan league in 2013-14 season, has also scored five goals in 9 appearances for Team Melli.

Taremi, who joined Persepolis in the 2014 summer with a two-year contract, was one of the key members of Branko Ivankovic’s team who nearly missed the title and finished second on the goal difference in the IPL 2015-16 season.

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