Kolkata: East Bengal officials are adding some new players both foreigners as well as Indian players for the upcoming Bordoloi Trophy in Assam and Sk. Kamal International Club Cup in Bangladesh.
East Bengal is in talks with Daniel Bidemi of Mohun Bagan and Leonce Dodoz of Mohammedan SC for Bordoloi Trophy. East Bengal will play in the Bordoloi Trophy from 21st September after their CFL campaign ends on the 18th of September against Aryan Club. The club officials are not happy with Adeleja’s performance in the Calcutta Football League which East Bengal won for the record seventh time.
A meeting was held today between goal-keeper coach Abhijit Mondal and club’s interim coach Ranjan Chowdhury who will take charge of the team from Bordoloi Trophy in absence of Head coach Trevor Morgan and his assistant Richard Dryden where they have decided that they would give a proposal to Bidemi for Bordoloi Trophy because after CFL his contract ends with Mohun Bagan, same goes for Mohammedan Sporting Club’s forward Dodoz as they both have showed their class in Calcutta Football League.
Not only foreigners, the Red and Gold officials have also knocked the doors of few Indian players who have done well for the respective teams in CFL 2016 in the likes of United SC’s Suhair VP and Mohammedan SC’s Manvir Singh. The monetary talks are on and the deal is not yet finalised.
Though it is not sure if the foreigners would agree with the terms and conditions regarding the offered money . As of now we all know that East Bengal have contract with Calum Angus and Do Dong Hyun for Bordoloi Trophy, now we have to wait and watch for the final decision as the coach and the officials of East Bengal Club will take their decision regarding the third foreigner after the CFL ends.