The statement came from Rustam Allahverdiyev, head of the press and public relations department of the Baku club, Offsideplus.az reports.

According to him, the 35-year-old midfielder was offered the flagship through managers: "When Honda was first offered to us, we did not take it seriously. The second time it was interesting. Negotiations are underway. There is nothing official yet."

Abdullayev said that Honda also wants to play for Neftchi: "The main manager is his brother. He said that he wants to come to Neftchi. We also want to involve him in the team until May."

Keysuke Honda, who wore the uniform of the Japanese national team 98 times, scored 37 goals. In addition to Milan, he played for Venlo and Vitesse in the Netherlands, MOIK (Moscow) in Russia, Pachuca in Mexico, Victoria Victoria in Australia and Botafogo in Brazil. The star player's last club was Portuguese Portimonense. (Sportnet.az)