Indian footballer and the skipper of the national team which featured in the FIFA U-17 Men's World Cup in 2017 has successfully completed his move to SC East Bengal on loan from FC Goa. The playmaker featured in 6 matches for the 'Gaurs' in the previous season including the AFC Champions League.

FC Goa head coach Juan Ferrando believes that his players are ready to play according to a new plan in the remaining group stage matches of the ongoing 2021 AFC Champions League. The ‘Gaurs’ have lost two and shared points in a similar number of games so far in the continental club competition.

FC Goa head coach Juan Ferrando feels that it is difficult to pick the foreigners quota for the upcoming AFC Champions League matches, with only four allowed to field at a particular time. The Gaurs will be up against Qatar’s Al-Rayyan in their first tie on April 14, at the Fatorda Stadium, in Goa.

The AFC Champions League Group E matches to be played in Goa would have no spectators in attendance, with the recent spike in Covid-19 cases acting as the main driving force. Goa reported its highest daily COVID-19 cases in five months, on Wednesday, with 200 new infections.