Police have released images of a man they are trying to find following an assault at a nightclub in Edinburgh.

Officers said a young man was attacked during a night out in the Opal Lounge on George Street in the early hours of Sunday, August 13.

The man police wish to speak to is in his late 20s or early 30s and between 5ft 8in and 5ft 10in.

He had short dark hair and wore a two-tone T-shirt.

Detective constable Amy Patterson said: "This assault has resulted in extensive and painful injuries for the victim.

"The man pictured in the CCTV footage is of interest to our ongoing investigation and I ask anyone who recognises him to contact police immediately."

Anyone with information has been asked to contact Gayfield CID via 101.