Bengaluru FC retain Sunil Chhetri and Udanta Singh for maiden ISL campaign
Sunil Chhetri and Udanta Singh have signed three-year extensions with Bengaluru FC until the end of the 2019-20 season, which means that the duo will feature in their side's Indian Super League debut this year. Chhetri and Singh were the two players over the age of 21 to be retained.
āWe are thrilled at being able to retain the present and the future of Indian football in Sunil and Udanta. The two of them have been immense for Bengaluru FC and will be vital cogs in our wheel as we take on the challenge of rebuilding the club for what will be a tough season ahead,ā said club CEO, Parth Jindal.
Chhetri, 32, has been with Bengaluru for four seasons, finishing top scorer for the Blues every year. Udanta, meanwhile, joined Bengaluru in the 2014-15 season and has only grown from strength to strength. The 21-year-old from Manipur capped off a fantastic season under Albert Roca last year where he regular starter and played a key role in the clubās Federation Cup triumph. Udanta was also named Playersā Player and Fansā Player of the Season at the clubās annual awards night earlier this month.
āIāve always been vocal about how Bengaluru FC is a club that is always close to my heart and I couldnāt be happier to commit three years to the blue shirt of BFC. The Bengaluru FC fans have always shown me so much of love and Iām glad at the prospect of playing in front of them yet again. With Bengaluru in the ISL, these are exciting times at the club and Iām sure we will build the best possible squad for the season,ā said Chhetri, who with 54 goals is also the top scorer for the national team.
Udanta too expressed happiness at extending his stay with Bengaluru. āIāve progressed and learnt so much in the three years that Iāve been with Bengaluru FC and Iām looking forward to giving the club and its fans three of my best years to come. Itās also reassuring to have Sunil bhai with me here and Iām confident we will be fighting for trophies like we always do,ā said Udanta.
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