Brighton in talks over club record £20m move for Alkmaar striker Alireza Jahanbakhsh

The Daily Mail – BRIGHTON, Brighton and Hove Albion are in talks over a club record £20million deal to sign Iran’s World Cup star Alireza Jahanbakhsh from AZ Alkmaar.

The 24-year-old scored 21 goals in the Dutch league last season and also has interest from Leicester City.

His agent, Amir Hashemi, said: ‘We are actually discussing a transfer, but I cannot say which team is involved, but it is not a Dutch club.’

Jahanbakhsh featured in all three of Iran’s matches at the World Cup in Russia, against Morocco, Spain and Portugal.

Despite his success in the Eredivisie, he failed to score as Iran came third in Group B and were eliminated.

He was deadlier in Holland, firing Alkmaar into third place and qualification for the Europa League this season.