Alireza Jahanbakhsh @ AZ Alkmaar | 2017 - 2018

[Bandar Hamal]

Now that the final hour is here I am so hyped

[brighton_fan]

Hi there, another Brighton fan here coming in peace! Like the others said, it's amazing to see so many people so passionate about a player we are signing! Just a couple of things, the signing looks like it's definitely complete, i'd expect the announcement to be within the next few hours, Andy Naylor (who posted the tweets that were posted on here earlier) is the sports reporter from the local paper and he rarely gets things wrong. Also, with the 5 year contract, it is very common in England for big signings like this to sign a long-term contract, and buyout clauses are fairly rare. It is usually just so clubs can demand a higher fee when they want to sell them (A player with 1 year left on their contract is less valuable than one with 4 years left) so it won't mean that he won't be able to leave in future for the right price. I really look forward to seeing him play for us and hopefully score lots of goals! I'll try and check up on this forum throughout the season to see how you think he's getting on! Seagulls!

[Sly]

Greetings from England - it is very surreal to see such passionate support of a player joining our club.

I'm looking forward to seeing Jahanbakhsh play for my club. It is true that he will probably be eased into the team but for sure we wouldn't be breaking our transfer record for a player to not play. It usually happens for various reasons. One, adapting to the PL can take a little time. Pascal Gross for example was our player of the season last season and in his first 3 games the local newspaper rated him 5/10. It took him a little bit of time to get used to the league. Also the manager Chris Hughton is very big on everyone knowing their role in the team and how to position themselves in every scenario so there will be a period of education for him in that respect. Finally we are very strong on sports science and had very few injuries last season. They will monitor him closely to ensure he builds up his minutes and fitness properly before they allow him to play a full 90 minutes.

Both of our first choice wide players, Knockaert and Izquierdo had moments of brilliance but were not at their best every game. So depending on who is in form I could see Jahanbakhsh playing on either side. When you break down the 1st choice and 2nd choice for each position we don't really have a back up for Gross just behind the striker. So AJ could cover that position too. Generally we have the right footed Izquierdo on the left and the left footed Knockaert on the right so Hughton likes his wide players to cut in. So personally I think most of his starts will come from the left, but time will tell.

My best prediction is Knockaert and March will start the season as they didn't go to the World Cup and JI and AJ will be used as subs to build up their fitness and perhaps start in the Carabao Cup.

Welcome to the forum!

I hear you guys are looking for a CB as well. I urge you guys to take a look at a few of Iran's CBs! We have a few extremely good young ones (21-24 years old) with WC experience and they'll be very very cheap for their qualities at this time. That would be a major benefit to your club quality-wise as well as economically. Just sayin'.

[ShervinJ]

He wont stay the five, the Albion are looking to get a good transfer fee when he leaves in 1 or 2 seasons

[Sly]

5 years at Brighton is too long to be honest! He'll be 29 by then! I sure hope he's got a very good buy out clause!

We want him in a bigger team in 2 years time.

[Essi]

Greetings from England - it is very surreal to see such passionate support of a player joining our club.

I'm looking forward to seeing Jahanbakhsh play for my club. It is true that he will probably be eased into the team but for sure we wouldn't be breaking our transfer record for a player to not play. It usually happens for various reasons. One, adapting to the PL can take a little time. Pascal Gross for example was our player of the season last season and in his first 3 games the local newspaper rated him 5/10. It took him a little bit of time to get used to the league. Also the manager Chris Hughton is very big on everyone knowing their role in the team and how to position themselves in every scenario so there will be a period of education for him in that respect. Finally we are very strong on sports science and had very few injuries last season. They will monitor him closely to ensure he builds up his minutes and fitness properly before they allow him to play a full 90 minutes.

Both of our first choice wide players, Knockaert and Izquierdo had moments of brilliance but were not at their best every game. So depending on who is in form I could see Jahanbakhsh playing on either side. When you break down the 1st choice and 2nd choice for each position we don't really have a back up for Gross just behind the striker. So AJ could cover that position too. Generally we have the right footed Izquierdo on the left and the left footed Knockaert on the right so Hughton likes his wide players to cut in. So personally I think most of his starts will come from the left, but time will tell.

My best prediction is Knockaert and March will start the season as they didn't go to the World Cup and JI and AJ will be used as subs to build up their fitness and perhaps start in the Carabao Cup.

Thanks for your post and welcome to our forum. Hope you enjoy your stay and give us more updates from the club

[Martin-Reza]

5 years is more than I expected...I guess there will be a buy out clause, which might be the reason why he prefers the Brighton offer over Leicester.

[Seagull]

Greetings from England - it is very surreal to see such passionate support of a player joining our club.

I'm looking forward to seeing Jahanbakhsh play for my club. It is true that he will probably be eased into the team but for sure we wouldn't be breaking our transfer record for a player to not play. It usually happens for various reasons. One, adapting to the PL can take a little time. Pascal Gross for example was our player of the season last season and in his first 3 games the local newspaper rated him 5/10. It took him a little bit of time to get used to the league. Also the manager Chris Hughton is very big on everyone knowing their role in the team and how to position themselves in every scenario so there will be a period of education for him in that respect. Finally we are very strong on sports science and had very few injuries last season. They will monitor him closely to ensure he builds up his minutes and fitness properly before they allow him to play a full 90 minutes.

Both of our first choice wide players, Knockaert and Izquierdo had moments of brilliance but were not at their best every game. So depending on who is in form I could see Jahanbakhsh playing on either side. When you break down the 1st choice and 2nd choice for each position we don't really have a back up for Gross just behind the striker. So AJ could cover that position too. Generally we have the right footed Izquierdo on the left and the left footed Knockaert on the right so Hughton likes his wide players to cut in. So personally I think most of his starts will come from the left, but time will tell.

My best prediction is Knockaert and March will start the season as they didn't go to the World Cup and JI and AJ will be used as subs to build up their fitness and perhaps start in the Carabao Cup.

[The Realist]

JB will give Brighton fans a memorable year and out to Liverpool in the following year for £60M

[PSGman#19]

It's looking like a five year contract for our man

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Ali?!?!

[persian_pooya]

It's looking like a five year contract for our man

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[Sly]

https://twitter.com/katkhosrowyar/st...18508845182976

Apparently we also have a female Jahanbakhsh

So she's CD and F?!!! What an odd combination.

[Leicester City]

https://twitter.com/katkhosrowyar/status/1022018508845182976

Apparently we also have a female Jahanbakhsh

[Leicester City]

LOL he typed in Persian or what is 'Persian'...

[The Farbod]

I love these Brighton fans.