Foolad coach Dragan Skocic has been linked with a move to Esteghlal football team.

Media reports suggest that the 47-year-old Croat will replace Parviz Mazloumi in the next season.

With three matches to go, Esteghlal is second in Iran Professional League (IPL), three points behind its arch-rival Persepolis.

Skocic signed a two-year contract with Malavan in May 2013 but parted company with the Bandar-Anzali based football team and took charge of Foolad on a one-year deal in May 2014.

Skocic extended his contract with Foolad one more year, however he was on the verge of the sack in November 2015 after a poor run of results in IPL.