Xtra Time Web Desk: In what is likely to be the biggest signing of the transfer season, ISL club ATK Mohun Bagan is all set to sign Finland midfielder Joni Kauko. 30 years old Kauko is now representing his country in the ongoing EURO 2020.
Kauko has represented Finland in 25 international matches including the first two group league matches of the ongoing EURO 2020. He came on in the 76th minute in their 1-0 win against Denmark, a country where he plays his club football. Kauko plays for Esbjerg fB. In the second match against Russia, he came on in the 67th minute but ended up on the wrong side of the score sheet as Finland lost 0-1.
A product of the FC Inter youth system in Finland, the central midfielder can also play in an attacking role. He made his debut for the first team in 2008 and spent the next five years there. In 2013, he made a move to rivals FC Lahti for a short-spell before crossing over to Germany where he spent the next three years – switching between FSV Frankfurt and Energie Cottbus
Kauko next moved to Denmark where he signed for top division side Randers FC in 2016. He recently plied his trade at Esbjerg fB, where his contract ran out this summer. In 2018, Esbjerg fB finished 3rd while the next season they got relegated.