The news comes as a particularly big blow to new shareholder Farhad Mohsiri , the Iranian billionaire promising funds to propel the club to the Champions League .
Surely he planned to have the club 's big star as the vocal point of his new - look team .
The news comes as a particularly big blow to new shareholder Farhad Mohsiri , the Iranian billionaire promising funds to propel the club to the Champions League but surely he planned to have the club 's big star as the vocal point of his new - look team .