The Indian Super League (ISL) champion Mohun Bagan Super Giant will probably not participate in the Durand Cup 2025, with the future of India’s top flight still unclear.
The club has a provisional schedule for the first week of August to start the preseason of his first team, and initially intended to use his reserve team for the oldest tournament in Asia, which is played between July 22 and August 23.
Without clarity about the future of ISL, civil servants of the club are considering the idea of pulling themselves back from the tournament.
It is not the first club to do this, with Kerala Blasters, Odisha FC, Chennaiyin FC, Mumbai City and FC Goa think of similar lines. However, none of them was available for an official comment.
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The clubs are waiting for the judgment of the Supreme Court on the Constitution of the All India Football Federation on July 18-a decision that also stalled their transfer plans and preseason plans.
On the other hand, East Bengal, Punjab FC and Mohammedan Sporting are among the ISL clubs that have told Sports star That they are planning to participate in the tournament, while Diamond Harbor from the I-League will also come to them.
Gurnaj joins Mohun Bagan from East Bengal on a free transfer
Meanwhile, Mohun Bagan has an attempt to strengthen his reserve team, in India under the 19 international Gurnaj Singh Grewal on a free transfer.
The 18-year-old, who joined the Rode and Goudbrigade in 2023, was released by the club this summer and he signed a multi-year contract with the Mariners.
A defensive midfielder, Gurnaj made his international debut with the Under-17 side under coach Bibiano Fernandes and was a member of the team that won the Saff U-19 championship last month. | Photocredit: Aiff Media
A defensive midfielder, Gurnaj made his international debut with the Under-17 side under coach Bibiano Fernandes and was a member of the team that won the Saff U-19 championship last month. | Photocredit: Aiff Media
Gurrnaj was part of the East Bengal reserves team that won the Calcutta Football League last season. He also helped reach the final of the Reliance Foundation Development League from 2024.
A defensive midfielder, Gurnaj made his international debut with the Under-17 side under coach Bibiano Fernandes and was a member of the team that won the Saff U-19 championship last month.
He will participate in the Squad Reserve and plays in the Calcutta Football League and the Reliance Foundation Development League (RFDL) U-9, one that Bagan had won last season.
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