Inter star Taremi travelled 1,000km by car to escape bombing | OneFootball

Inter centre-forward Mehdi Taremi found himself trapped in Tehran during the bombing of Iran, so reportedly travelled 1,000km to reach safety.

The striker had gone home to visit family during the down time between the Champions League Final and the start of training for the FIFA Club World Cup.

Taremi trapped in Iran

Mehdi Taremi Inter (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

However, in this brief pause, the Iran international was unable to leave Tehran due to the bombing from Israel and eventually the USA too.

It meant he had to miss the tournament, which curiously is being played in the United States of America, as the airspace around Iran was shut down.

Even with a ceasefire in place, there are still no tickets being sold for flights out of Iran, so Taremi had to travel by car.

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According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, he had to traverse over 1,000km on the road to reach Bushehr, the city where he was born and still has family there.

He remains in daily contact with Inter and spoke to new coach Cristian Chivu, reassuring his teammates and colleagues that he is safe.

Taremi had even been sticking to a personalised training regime to keep himself in shape, although his chances of making it out before pre-season are now extremely slim.

He might’ve played his last game for Inter anyway, with reports of approaches from Fulham, Nottingham Forest and Besiktas.