PLDC – Iran iconic winger Alireza Jahanbakhsh will be fit for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.
Albion’s record signing Jahanbakhsh sustained hamstring damage in the 3-1 defeat at Everton at the start of last month.
He has not featured since and is now with Iran for the Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates.
“My recovery process goes well and I think I will be fit for the Asian Cup,” Jahanbakhsh told Mehr News Agency.
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Iran is denied the services of Reading’s Saeid Ezatolahi, an influential presence at the heart of the team, due to injury.
Team Melli has been pitted against Iraq, Vietnam and Yemen in Group D.
The 2019 AFC Asian Cup will be held in the United Arab Emirates from January 5 to February 1.