Bengaluru FC have roped in Pratik Chaudhuri and Lalthuammawia Ralte for the upcoming season of the Indian Super League. The Blues were eliminated by eventual winners ATK in the semi-finals (3-2 aggregate) in the league last season after they finished at the third position in the group stage.

Mumbai City FC manager Jorge Costa has stated that he would be having difficulty in choosing his first eleven, especially now that the squad is flooded with a number of quality Indian players. Costa, however, refused to undermine Kerala Blasters based on their poor performance last season.

Mumbai City continue to strengthen their back line with the potential signing of Pratik Chowdhary, after the centre-half had a decent outing with Jamshedpur FC last season. The Mumbai-based franchise had reached the playoffs last season and has invested highly in extending their ambition this time.