Tractor’s Defensive Puzzle Completed; Aref Gholami join Tractor

Since the beginning of Mohammadreza Zonuzi’s ownership, Tractor Tabriz has consistently been one of the most active teams in the summer transfer market. Despite extensive efforts to sign well-known stars, the Reds of Tabriz have still failed to win the Premier League title. Nevertheless, with the goal of breaking the curse and succeeding in the new club season, Tractor has once again started its activities under Zonuzi’s ownership after much back and forth.

Dragan Skocic, who had a brilliant stint with the national team, was appointed as the new head coach of Tractor. After Skocic’s appointment, the Reds of Tabriz focused on strengthening their squad. Alireza Beiranvand, Danial Esmaeilifar, and Mehdi Torabi are the most important summer signings of Tractor, with the Tabriz Reds successfully acquiring three key stars from last season’s Premier League champions. After signing these three Persepolis players, the focus shifted to strengthening the team in other positions.

Igor Postonski, a famous Croatian midfielder, alongside Tomislav Štrkalj, are two foreign signings of Tractor in the summer transfer market. Additionally, Alireza Arta, Pouya Pourali, and Mehdi Abdi are other summer acquisitions for Tractor. After signing eight new players, and upon Skocic’s request, Tractor sought to further strengthen their defensive structure by signing a new central defender.

Ex-Persepolis Stars Gather in Tractor’s Defense Line!
Shoja Khalilzadeh, Aref Aghasi, and Alireza Arta were Tractor’s central defenders for the new season. However, given that Aref Gholami was a free agent, Skocic requested the signing of this experienced defender. After negotiations, Gholami finally agreed to Tractor’s offer. Earlier today (Wednesday), Skocic confirmed Gholami’s transfer in the pre-match press conference ahead of the match against Persepolis, and a few moments ago, the official announcement of this transfer was made by the Tractor club.

Aref’s Tough Task to Break into Tractor’s Lineup
Aref Gholami, who has experience winning the Premier League and the Iranian Super Cup with Esteghlal, was without a club for half a season after leaving the Blues of Tehran. He then made a surprising move to Velež Mostar in Bosnia, where he had a brief stint. Now, with the signed contract, Gholami has returned to the circle of Premier League players. It remains to be seen when this experienced 27-year-old defender will earn a spot in Tractor’s lineup, competing against players like Shoja Khalilzadeh, Aref Aghasi, and Alireza Arta. It’s worth noting that Tractor Tabriz is the fifth club of Aref Gholami’s professional career, after Sepahan, Zob Ahan Isfahan, Foolad Khuzestan, and Esteghlal Tehran.

Tractor’s Quota for Premier League Player Signings Is Filled
During his club and international career, Gholami has only one national team appearance to his name, which was under the supervision of Dragan Skocic, the former national team coach and current head coach of Tractor! With the inclusion of signing legionnaires as part of the Premier League quota, the acquisition of Aref Gholami, alongside the signings of Alireza Beiranvand, Alireza Arta, Danial Esmaeilifar, Pouya Pourali, Mehdi Torabi, and Mehdi Abdi, has filled Tractor’s quota for signing Premier League players. It is reported that the Reds of Tabriz may conclude their summer activities by signing a foreign striker.