Reports | East Bengal may become 11th team in Indian Super League

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East Bengal is in advance talks with the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and their commercial partners IMG-Reliance to seek entry into the ISL. It is believed EB have bagged a sponsor and after successful completion of the financial criteria, may enter ISL either this year or the season after.

East Bengal appeared to be in financial trouble over the past few years and with interest in the I-League dwindling, it looked like they could be in a host of problems. However, there has been a shocking development recently that they might be given a ticket to the cash-rich ISL. The news was released by the unlikeliest source - their eternal rivals Mohun Bagan. Swapan Sadhan Bose, after Mohun Bagan's annual general meeting, made a statement that their rivals East Bengal would go on to become the 11th side in the ISL this year. 

According to Goal, the claim surfaced after Bagan learned about the fact that East Bengal had been in contact with AIFF and IMG Reliance regarding a possible opportunity of making it into the Indian Super League. The reason behind the request has been zeroed in because the potential sponsors of the club wanted the three-time league winners to play in the ISL before agreeing on a deal. Goal has reported that East Bengal had talked to the AIFF regarding the same during the Intercontinental Cup, where India emerged victorious over Kenya in the final. The legendary club were given a positive response by AIFF after reportedly speaking to IMG-Reliance.  

East Bengal official Debabrata Sarkar refused to divulge too much information to Goal when asked about the ongoing discussions, "As of now, I do not have much to reveal to the press."

Goal went on to add that the club would share the information regarding the details of their sponsorship deal with Praful Patel who would in turn discuss the same with senior officials from IMG-Reliance to check if the deal had "enough bandwidth" to stand by the club for the next decade.

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