Mahdavikia to deliberate his team

IRNA - The Asian player of the year 2003, Mehdi Mahdavikia, Monday said he has enough time to mull over his future team.

The popular Iranian right winger of Hamburg SV added he restarted training Sunday and is awaiting for his manager to hold negotiations with the German club's officials on a new contract.

Mahdavikia has been linked to a possible trade to Italy's serie a squad as Roma, according to a German BI weekly sports magazine.

The ex-Pirouzi player's Iranian manager Reza Fazeli refused to comment on the latest report, saying a definite announcement on his client's future club will be made by the end of January.

He indicated that Hamburg might still make an improved offer to Mahdavikia.

However, Hamburg team manager Dietmar Beiersdorfer ruled out a higher offer for Mahdavikia and reiterated his club's January 31 deadline for the striker to accept the final offer.