ATK Mohun Bagan announced the signing of defender Ashutosh Mehta ahead of the ISL season. Mehta, who has previous stints with ATK in ISL and Mohun Bagan in the I-League, returns to Kolkata after spending a season with the NorthEast United FC.
Mehta, who won I-League titles each with Aizawl FC (2016-17) and Mohun Bagan (2019-20), will be looking to bolster the defence of last season's ISL runner-up. With the number of foreign players reduced to four in each side from the ensuing season, Mehta's performance as a side-back with NorthEast United in the previous season may have inspired ATK MB coach Antonio Lopez Habas to get him back in the side.
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“I like the football philosophy and the unyielding attitude of Habas Sir. The team has great unity. The team fights until the last minute. I am so proud to be able to sign for the best team in the country,” Mehta said in a statement issued by the club.
"He (Mehta) is a complete player. He has great physical capacity, is good in the air, and is technically remarkable. He can play in different positions in defensive formations. We have a lot of expectations from him for the next season," Habas said.
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