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Javi Hernandez has already spent a couple of seasons in the Indian football circuit, having won the ISL trophy for ATK back in the 2019-20 season. However, with his contract ending earlier this year, the Spanish playmaker is set to represent his new employer - Odisha FC in the upcoming season.

Indian Super League side ATK-Mohun Bagan will begin their training camp ahead of the new season on October 18, with them set to serve an eight-day quarantine period as part of the Covid-19 protocols. Meanwhile, the Hyderabad FC squad will begin their training on October 16, in Goa itself.

Kerala Blasters FC assistant coach Ishfaq Ahmed believes that a win in the opening game of the ISL can set the tone for the season. The Tuskers will be up against the runners-up from last season – ATK-Mohun Bagan in the curtain-raiser of the new season on November 19, at the Fatoda Stadium, in Goa.

ATK-Mohun Bagan have announced a 22-member squad for the upcoming AFC Cup Inter-zonal semi-final against Nasaf FC, on September 22. While Euro 2020 star Joni Kauko has been the latest inclusion to the side, French midfielder Hugo Boumous will miss the tour owing to injury concerns.