ISL news: Mumbai City FC's 'Lob-Era' begins, East Bengal make top-tier changes and more

Former FC Goa manr Sergio Lobera has been appointed new Mumbai City FC manr and  Spaniard has expressed his delight to be managing a club that belongs to City Football Group. Speaking to Mumbai City FC's media department, he said: "I think Islanders have a lot of potential and I’m looking forward to working with players as soon as possible. I kw this is an amazing project. I am delighted to work for best football group in world, City Group. Mumbai City FC is a club with great potential, re is ambition here and I want to be part of that."

Mumbai City FC are said to have made most of ir deals but anuncements have t been made official just yet. ir move for Sergio Lobera too was kwn to happen for months, but Mumbai City FC made anuncement only yesterday and similar is expected with players such as Tondonba Singh, Bartholomew Ogbeche and Adam LeFondre all said to have signed for club. 

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New beginnings for East Bengal  

Earlier last week, East Bengal confirmed appointment of Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler as ir head coach on a two-year deal ahead of 2020-21 Indian Super League (ISL) season. Robbie Fowler will be accompanied by Anthony Grant (Assistant Coach), Renedy Singh (Assistant Coach), Terence McPhillips (Set Piece Coach), Robert Mimms (Goalkeeper Coach), Jack Inman (Sports Scientist), Michael Harding (Physio), Joseph Walmsley (Analyst).

Shree Cement East Bengal Foundation (SCEBF) have appointed Retired Colonel Shivaji Samaddar as new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of East Bengal.  new CEO of Red and Golds has professional experience of more than 40 years and has served Indian Armed Forces for 27 years. 

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club will w begin  recruitment project and have signed Scott Neville on a loan deal from A-League side Brisbane Roar. Neville has played 223 matches for Brisbane Roar in a career spanning more than a decade.

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ISL News: Latest transfer updates ft ATK Mohun Bagan and Chennaiyin FC 

ATK Mohun Bagan have extended contract of ir custodian Arindam Bhattacharya, who put a string of excellent performances last season, helping ATK to lift ISL trophy. 

Meanwhile, Chennaiyin FC have signed 29-year-old Portuguese attacker Esmael Goncalves, who comes in with Champions League, Europa League and AFC Asian Champions League experience and is seen as a like-for-like replacement for Nerijus Valskis, who left Chennaiyin FC to join ex-boss Owen Coyle at Jamshedpur FC

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