Internet Desk: Ace Indian goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu is set to leave Norwegian club Stabaek FC and looking for a return to India with the Indian Super League.
The Norwegian transfer window closes today and Gurpreet, who has been at Stabaek for three years now, has now left the club, according to a report in the Norwegian publication Budstikka.
The report quoted current Stabaek manager Toni Ordinas as saying: “Singh has been a good person to have in the club, and has developed a lot in time in Stabæk. Now he has made a club change which I think will be good for him.”
Ordinas’ comments about Gurpreet comes as a surprise since he was the man who promoted the goalkeeper ahead of Ivorian Mande Sayouba earlier in the season. However, he leaked seven goals in two Eliteserien appearances leading to Mande being reinstated and Gurpreet relegated to the bench.
It remains to be seen what his next destination is. It is believed that the Indian Super League is the next stop for the six-foot-four stopper, with the likes of Bengaluru FC and Kerala Blasters being tipped as the early favourites to land the 25-year-old.
The man from Chandigarh joined Stabaek in August 2014 from East Bengal and set numerous records during his time in Norway. He became the first Indian player to play in the top division of a European league and also featured in the Europa League, although his time on the pitch on that occasion was cut short due to injury.