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[caption id="attachment_16155" align="alignnone" width="580"] Diego Forlan in talks with Atletico De Kolkata as marquee. Image Source: File Pic[/caption] Internet Desk: Atletico de Kolkata, the Kolkata franchise of the much popular Indian Super League (ISL), which struck the right chord with fans across the country, are in conversation with Peñarol striker Diego Forlan to be their marquee signing for the third edition of the competition. Atletico De Kolkata, which is co-owned by Atletico de Madrid, are interested in roping in the Uruguayan forward who scored 74 goals for the Spanish club in 134 appearances for them and helped them win the Europa League, back in 2010. On 10 July 2015, Forlán signed an 18-month contract with his boyhood club in Uruguay, Peñarol. His contract is set to end this season so it will be no harm for Forlan to sign for the Kolkata franchisee. Should Forlan complete his move to Atletico de Kolkata, this would be the second occasion when the former Inter Milan striker visits the City of Joy after having judged a talent hunt show back in 2010 with over 40,000 fans in attendance. Diego Forlan was also on the reckoning for the franchisee last season with Brazilian star Kaka but later Helder Postiga signed as their marquee. Meanwhile, Atletico De Kolkata have signed Kinshuk Debnath  from Mumbai City FC. Kinshuk Debnath was a key member for the Kolkata franchisee during the maiden triumph in the first season of the ISL under coach Antonio Lopez Habas. Taking a step towards building their team for the upcoming third edition of the Indian Super League, title holders of the inaugural edition and semi finalists of second edition Atlético de Kolkata, today announced that the team has retained foreign players like Iain Hume, José Luis Espinosa Arroyo (Tiri), Sameehg Doutie and Ofentse Nato from previous season. The team management also announced the new additions to the team from the domestic circuit which will strengthen the side ahead of the buildup en route for the third edition of Indian Super League. Riding the waves of popularity will be the Canadian striker, Iain Hume who scored 11 goals in ISL 2015, including two hat-tricks, and helped Atlético de Kolkata reach the semi-finals. Bolstering the squad again will be Ofentse Nato and the very dynamic Tiri and Sameehg Doutie, who stole the show along with Hume in last season. From the Indian players Atlético de Kolkata will have the services of experienced Arnab Mandal for a third time in the defence and has retained central midfielder Jewel Raja. New additions like Shilton Paul, Debjit Majumder, Pritam Kotal, Bikramjit Singh,Kingshuk Debnath, Bidyananda Singh Ningthoujam, Bikash Jairu, Dika, Robert Lalthlanumna, Prabir Das, will add to the finesse on the pitch. The inclusion of Bidyananda Singh, who is touted as the next big thing in Indian football will definitely increase excitement among fans. Nicknamed as Honda, this U-17 player from Manipur was spotted by Youth Academy Coaches from Barcelona, Manchester United and Inter Milan and was the most versatile player during the training camp at the Aspire Academy in Doha. Mr. Sanjiv Goenka, Chairman RP- Sanjiv Goenka Group, Co-owner, Atlético de Kolkata said in a statement, "This year we at Atlético de Kolkata are looking at zeroing upon some consistent performers while building the team for 2016. The motive is to build a favourable and experienced bench strength who will prove to be an asset over the taxing three month long tournament. We have retained our star performers from last season who have been game changers for us on numerous occasions. The consistency and experience shown by them and their ability to grow attuned to the vision of ATK has won many hearts of fans. We plan to up our game few notches higher in the third edition and our choices are inclined in that direction.” José Molina, Head Coach, Atlético de Kolkata said in a statement, “I am eagerly looking forward for my visit to the football capital of India and coach an exciting team whose performance over two seasons has been fantastic. I am truly excited about the talent I will encounter in India as I am going through their profiles and seeing clippings of their past matches. This year we have some of the best Indian players who will be playing for ATK. I have heard about the love for the game in Kolkata and how passionate are the fans. It will be my priority to marshal my troop and ensure memorable football.”