Bengaluru FC retained Sunil Chhetri and Udanta Singh
Bengaluru FC have
retained skipper Sunil Chhetri and Udanta Singh after the duo signed three-year
deals that will keep them with the Indian Super League side till the end of the
2019-20 season, the club announced on Friday. With the signings, Bengaluru FC
have ticked off the ISL’s rule of a maximum of two retentions for players over
twenty-one years.
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“We 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,” 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 twenty-one-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 club’s Federation Cup triumph. Udanta was also named
Players’ Player and Fans’ Player of the Season at the club’s annual awards
night earlier this month.
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“I’ve always been vocal
about how Bengaluru FC is a club that is always close to my heart and I
couldn’t 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 I’m 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 I’m sure we will build the best
possible squad for the season,” 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. “I’ve progressed and learnt so
much in the three years that I’ve been with Bengaluru FC and I’m looking
forward to giving the club and its fans three of my best years to come. It’s
also reassuring to have Sunil bhai with me here and I’m confident we will be
fighting for trophies like we always do,” said Udanta.
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