Tehran, Feb 2 (IANS) Russian top-flight football team Zenit St Petersburg completed the signing of Iranian forward Sardar Azmoun, Tehran Times reported on Saturday.

The 24-year-old striker has signed a three-and-a-half year contract with Zenit, reports Xinhua news agency.

Sardar Azmoun scored 42 goals in 154 games for the Russian teams -- Rubin Kazan and Rostov -- in the last five-and-a-half years.

Azmoun has scored 28 goals in 46 matches for the Iran national team.

Ealier, Azmoun had been linked with a move to Wolverhampton Wanderers, Bayer Leverkusen and Club Brugge.

--IANS tri/nir