So Jahanbakhsh told an iranian newspaper today in an interview that it was national team coach, Carlos Queiroz, that advised him not to go to Brighton.
I don't think he said no because of money. He is only 21 and he has just said recently on an iranian tv interview that he wants to play at the highest level possible.
The thing is the report is seemingly from Jahanbakhsh's agent talking to an individual who reported it on twitter. The agent is Iranian and by "accepted" he could have meant that NEC welcomed the offer or acknowledged it, not necessarily that they accepted everything and it is all up to JB now...
Back in the late 90's-mid 2000's it was the golden generation of iranian footballers and there were numerous iranian players in top Europe leagues like the Bundesliga, LA liga, serie a, and the premier league. The biggest club an iranian player has played for would probably be Bayern Munich who...
Hi guys, Iranian here.
The picture posted from Alireza's Instagram is definitely not in Brighton or England. The person on his left is Sardar Azmoun, who is in Turkmenistan with the national team right now. The guy taking the picture is Soroush Rafiei who hasn't been able to leave Iran since...