Top Indian footballers up for grabs as 200 players set to go under the hammer during the Indian Super League Players Draft in Mumbai on Sunday
India international midfielder Eugeneson Lyngdoh and defender Anas Edathodika would be among the most sought after ones when more than 200 footballers go under the hammer during the Indian Super League Players Draft on Sunday.
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Ten franchise sides, including the two new entrants of Jamshedpur FC and Bengaluru FC, will seek to buy the best Indians on offer for the ISL season four which will be starting in November as a five-month long league.
Top players like Sunil Chhetri, Udanta Singh, Jeje Lalpekhlua, CK Vineeth and Sandesh Jhingan will not be up for grabs as they have been retained by their respective clubs. The clubs were allowed to retain a maximum of two senior players from their 2016 squad, in addition to up to three U-21 players to fill up the development player quota. Eight teams have already signed up 22 domestic players, while Delhi Dynamos have opted to begin on a fresh note.
Both Lyngdoh and Anas, who were released by FC Pune City and Delhi Daynamos respectively, have been kept at the base price of R1.10 crore each, according to sources.
Other players in the top price bracket include goalkeeper Subrata Paul (R87 lakh), Pritam Kotal (R75 lakh), Robin Singh (R65 lakh) and Arindam Bhattacharya (R64 lakh).
Goalkeepers like Paul, who was recently let off with a warning after a doping infringement, and Arindam could be in demand as the new ISL regulations have reduced the number of foreign players a team can have in the playing eleven from six to five.
Most of the teams would want to have foreigners as out-field players instead of losing out one slot to a goalie.
The salary cap for each team (both Indian and foreign players) has been set at R18 crore and only a maximum of R12.5 crore can be utilised to sign overseas players. So, each team gets a minimum of R5.5 crore to buy Indian players.
ISL 2017-18 Player Draft will witness a total 15 rounds.
ISL regulations allow clubs to have a minimum of 15 and maximum of 18 Indian players in the squad, including two mandatory U-21 development players.
The maximum squad size will be of 25 players and must contain a minimum of seven foreign players and 15 Indian players.
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