I-League 2017: Mohun Bagan bring in Aussie medio Diogo Ferreira amidst mega player shuffle

MOHUN BAGAN HAD quite an active day in the transfer market today, releasing one player from their pre-season camp and signing 3 players including one foreigner.

This evening, reports emerged that Denson Devadas, the central midfielder from Kerala who has played for Mohun Bagan in the past as well, is leaving the club. The official reason for his departure given out in an official statement was "the current formation in which Coach Sankarlal Chakraborty is planning to play in the upcoming CFL 2017 does not suits the style with which Denson plays."

But the Mariners at the same time announced the arrival of two new young midfielders. Surchandra Singh, a 23 year old Manipuri medio who has played top division football for DSK Shivajians and Churchill Brothers in the past, is switching to Bagan this season, and so is 21 year old Souvik Das who has represented Sporting Clube de Goa and Minerva Punjab over the last 2 seasons.

But the most significant signing of the day announced by Mohun Bagan is that of Diogo Alexandre Ferreira, a 27 year old Australian central midfielder with a good amount of international club experience.

The Aussie player has been playing top division football for years now. He spent a few seasons at Melboure Victory and a subsequently played for Brisbane Roar and Perth Glory, notching up an A-League champion medal and two FFA Cup winner medals for himself in the process. He even played 8 AFC Champions League matches for Melbourne, and earned a few Australia U-23 caps. Earlier this year he left Australia for the first time to play for Penang FA in Malaysia Super League, before this upcoming move to Mohun Bagan, pending a medical test.

With the addition of these 3 players, Mohun Bagan now have arguably the strongest midfield in the upcoming Calcutta Football League. Their local league campaign begins 12th August, which will serve as a long competitive preparation for the Mariners for their upcoming I-League campaign which kicks of in November.

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