TEHRAN – Iranian international midfielder Alireza Jahanbakhsh says he is dreaming to play in the Bundesliga.

Jahanbakhsh has made a big impression this season at AZ, scoring 12 goals and 12 assists in 27 games.

 The Iranian’s contract in Alkmaar will run until mid-2020, but there is a chance for him to join a better league after the 2018 World Cup in Russia.  

"Iranian players like Ali Daei, Vahid Hashemian and Ali Karimi who have played at Bayern Munich, are my role model. The Bundesliga is my dream competition ", says Jahanbakhsh

 Next summer he will be active with Iran at the World Cup and in the group stage he will compete against Spain, Portugal and Morocco. Jahanbakhsh wants to think about that tournament later, sportsoftheday.com reported.