Published 15:56 IST, February 4th 2020
Manchester United given the go-ahead for pre-season friendly against East Bengal: Report
If things go as planned, Premier League giants Manchester United will face East Bengal FC at the iconic Yuvabharati Krirangan Stadium in Kolkata.
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Manchester United have struggled so far in Premier League, having recently played out a 0-0 draw against Wolves. Club's new signing Bru Fernandes impressed on his debut but fans remained unconvinced about Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's tactics. Manchester United board is alrey making preparations for next season. Rumours continue to pile on stating that Red Devils will play East Bengal on ir pre-season tour of Asia.
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Manchester United vs East Bengal scheduled for later this year?
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As reported by a leing news outlet, East Bengal are trying ir best to arrange a match with Manchester United during United's pre-season tour of Asia ahe of start of 2020-21 Premier League season. East Bengal executive committee member Debabrata Sarkar said that, “This was a preliminary inspection and y will submit a report within 10 days based on which we will go forward. n we will work out financial logistics." As per reports, appearance fee for Red Devils is a whopping Rs 24 crore, plus or extra expenses which will make it a Rs 30-crore affair. If things go as planned, Indian football fans could witness Manchester United vs East Bengal at Yuvabharati Krirangan Stium in Kolkata.
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