ATK Mohun Bagan head trainer Juan Ferrando on Saturday mentioned it used to be now not simple to persuade high-profile Guinean central defender Florentin Pogba, who’s the elder brother of French International Cup winner Paul Pogba.
Florentin is ATKMB’s greatest signing this season. They have got been one of the vital lively groups within the switch marketplace with some top-quality signings forward of Indian Tremendous League 2022-23 season.
The Mariners head trainer mentioned the left-footed centre-back used to be on their wishlist and he used to be satisfied most effective after finding out in regards to the membership’s imaginative and prescient.
F. Pogba is Inexperienced Maroon ?♥️#ATKMohunBagan #JoyMohunBagan #AmraSobujMaroon percent.twitter.com/diuxLL9j1N
— ATK Mohun Bagan FC (@atkmohunbaganfc) June 25, 2022
“After the AFC Cup fits, we began on the lookout for a left-footed centre-back. Florentin’s attributes had been ideally suited for our taste of soccer.
“We now have been following him, staring at his video games for his former workforce and inquired about him in fresh months,” the Spaniard informed indiansuperleague.com.
Ultimate ISL season, ATK Mohun Bagan suffered badly with damage woes to their Spanish centre again Tiri and Indian defender Sandesh Jhingan, as they controlled simply six blank sheets from 22 fits.
“He’s an competitive defender who can dominate at the pitch. On peak of that, he has the facility to lend a hand us increase from the again and in addition take in attacking positions when required,” the trainer mentioned.
“Indisputably, it wasn’t simple to get a participant like him, who used to be actively taking part in and taking part in smartly within the French second department. However after we informed him about our membership’s imaginative and prescient, philosophy and mentality, and mentioned our long term objectives, Florentin used to be greater than satisfied,” Ferrando added.
ATK Mohun Bagan have additionally roped in Indian stars like Ashique Kuruniyan and Asish Rai as they hope to make up for the departure of Roy Krishna and David Williams.
First up, the Mariners can be taking part in the AFC Cup Inter-Zonal semifinal at house in September.