Jan 8, 2016, 12.28 AM IST
Panaji: Pronay Halder has turned his back on Bengaluru FC and instead prefered to join Mohun Bagan in a two-year deal worth Rs 1.15 crore.
The defensive midfielder played for FC Goa in the Indian Super League (ISL) and then returned to Dempo Sports Club, his parent club. But with Dempo now only playing in the second division I-League, Pronay was given the freedom to leave if the club could part with a transfer fee.
Bengaluru FC had kept watch on the player for a long time and even agreed on paying a transfer fee of Rs 15 lakh to Dempo. But over the last couple of months, the Federation Cup champions cooled their interest in the player -- possibly due to injury concerns - and, instead, Mohun Bagan swooped to conquer.
According to sources, Pronay completed the transfer formalities by signing the two-year contract in Goa on Thursday.
Pronay will pocket Rs 35 lakh till May this season and receive Rs 80 lakh for the second year.
Of course, Mohun Bagan, defending champions in the I-League, will recover at least 50 per cent of the Rs 80 lakh they are paying him for the second year from any franchise who will bid for his services for the next edition of ISL.
Pronay, a technically sound defensive midfielder, has been hampered by injuries since the Asian Games in 2014 and was handed his India debut by Stephen Constantine last year.
The defensive midfielder played for FC Goa in the Indian Super League (ISL) and then returned to Dempo Sports Club, his parent club. But with Dempo now only playing in the second division I-League, Pronay was given the freedom to leave if the club could part with a transfer fee.
Bengaluru FC had kept watch on the player for a long time and even agreed on paying a transfer fee of Rs 15 lakh to Dempo. But over the last couple of months, the Federation Cup champions cooled their interest in the player -- possibly due to injury concerns - and, instead, Mohun Bagan swooped to conquer.
According to sources, Pronay completed the transfer formalities by signing the two-year contract in Goa on Thursday.
Pronay will pocket Rs 35 lakh till May this season and receive Rs 80 lakh for the second year.
Of course, Mohun Bagan, defending champions in the I-League, will recover at least 50 per cent of the Rs 80 lakh they are paying him for the second year from any franchise who will bid for his services for the next edition of ISL.
Pronay, a technically sound defensive midfielder, has been hampered by injuries since the Asian Games in 2014 and was handed his India debut by Stephen Constantine last year.
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