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[caption id="attachment_34096" align="aligncenter" width="580"] East Bengal's fourth foreigner Ildar Amirov at the Kolkata Airport on Friday. Image Source: XtraTime[/caption] Internet Desk: Kingfisher East Bengal's much awaited Asian foreigner Ildar Amirov has at last arrived at the City of Joy tonight at 10:20pm. The Kyrgyzstan international will join the training with the main squad after Trevor Morgan's men return from Goa after playing against Churchill Brothers at the Duler Football Stadium. Amirov had a long flight, all the way from Turkey to Kolkata via New Delhi. East Bengal's fourth foreigner might be a concern for Coach Trevor Morgan as he cannot understand or speak English and the communication might be an issue between the two. He played for Turanspor in Turkish League as a forward. Amirov could make his debut against defending champions Bengaluru FC at home on 22nd January. It will be interesting to see how Morgan accommodates three strikers in his playing eleven. Amirov played the last season for Kyrgyz Premier League club Alga FC and scored 8 goals in 18 games with 7 assists. He also scored against Bangladeshi club Sk. Jamal Dhanmondi in the AFC Cup play off. Amirov was the only third player in the last season to play every minute for his club in Kyrgyz Premier League. He also has been capped at the international level for the Central Asian nation 33 times with two goals to his name, which includes an own goal. Notably, his only goal for Kyrgyzstan came against India in the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup in Sri Lanka.