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Kolkata giants East Bengal Club under head coach Trevor James Morgan will not be completely happy with the preparations for the upcoming 2016/17 I-League, but despite the hardships the red and gold aim to claim the elusive I-League trophy.
At the moment two foreigners have been signed in defender Ivan Bukenya of Uganda and striker Wedson Anselme of Haiti with Trinidad & Tobago striker Willis Plaza set to arrive tonight and register tomorrow. But it looks unlikely that coach Morgen would rush him into action.
Otherwise East Bengal has been quite active in the transfer market bring in new Indian talent in Robin Gurung, Jackichand Singh, Romeo Fernandes, Rowlinn Borges, David Lalrinmuana, and Thongkhosiem Haokip; while also signing some youngsters in Koushik Sarkar, Samad Ali Mallick, Nikhil Pujari, and V.P. Suhair.
Now the team has to gel and get some positive results at the start, then their campaign could become one to remember.
EAST BENGAL CLUB
Goalkeepers
Rehenesh T.P., Subhasish Roy Chowdhury, Luis Xavier Barreto, Abhilash Pal, Dibyendu Sarkar
Defenders
Ivan Bukenya, Arnab Mandal, Gurwinder Singh, Anwar Ali, Koushik Sarkar, Robin Gurung, Samad Ali Mallick, Rahul Bheke, Narayan Das, Deepak Kumar, Robert Lalthlamuana
Midfielders
Mehtab Hossain, Rowlinn Borges, Romeo Fernandes, David Lalrinmuana, Jackichand Singh, Abhinash Ruidas, Lalrindika Ralte, Mohammed Rafique, Bikash Jairu
Forwards
Wedson Anselme, Willis Plaza, Jiten Murmu, Nikhil Pujari, Thongkhosiem Haokip, V.P. Suhair
