PLDC - AZ Alkmaar director Max Huiberts is hoping that Alireza Jahanbakhsh will remain at the club this summer but admits that it will be difficult despite no concrete interest at the moment.
The Iranian, who was top scorer in the Eredivisie last season, had been linked with Brighton and Hove Albion earlier this summer but the interest seems to have gone quiet.
Speaking to NH, Max Huiberts said, “At the moment nothing is playing. The only player who has left is Wout Weghorst. For the time being, there is no concrete interest in Ali, but for a few weeks something happened, but now it is quiet.
“It would be very nice if he was on the field at the first Europa League match. Let’s hope that there is very little interest in him, although I cannot imagine that, then it could just be that he is playing at AZ for another year.”