Kolkata: Thursday, 31st August is going to be a very interesting day in transfer market not just in world football but also in Indian football, as Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan would be literally on tug of war to sign Mohammedan Sporting right full-back Sheikh Faiaz who impressed one and all with his consistent performances in the Calcutta Football League this season.
It is learnt that both East Bengal and Mohun Bagan have already spoken to the player with an interest to sign him for the I-League. Faiaz too confessed the matter to www.xtratime.in and said, “Yes, I have offers from both East Bengal and Mohun Bagan for the forthcoming season but I’m yet to decide the club I’m gonna sign for.”
The Red and Gold brigade are also trying their best to recruit their sixth foreigner for the season, as they are in a fix to choose between Honduran midfielder Marcelo Espinal and Bostwana international Ofentse Nato. Sources told XtraTime, that they will come to a decision soon to complete their team build up process.