SC East Bengal complete Adil Khan signing in one-year loan deal

The Indian international has made 68 appearances so far in the ISL.

Indian Super League (ISL) outfit SC East Bengal have completed the signing of Adil Khan, Khel Now can confirm. The defender joins the Red & Gold Brigade on a season-long deal from Hyderabad FC.

"Adil Khan has signed with SC East Bengal. It's a done deal. His parent club Hyderabad FC and SCEB agreed terms on a season-long loan deal on Deadline Day (August 31)," sources close to the developments informed Khel Now. The defender will be East Bengal's seventh confirmed signing after Amarjit Singh Kiyam, Jackichand Singh, Romeo Fernandes, Joyner Lourenco, Subha Ghosh and Sarineo Fernandes.

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About the player

Hailing from Goa, Adil Khan kick-started his professional football career with Sporting Clube de Goa in 2008. He spent five years there before joining then-I-League outfit Mohun Bagan ahead of the 2013-14 season.

The centre-back later debut in the ISL in its first season itself, with Delhi Dynamos. A series of injuries ruled him out of the following two seasons, before FC Pune City came calling just before ISL 2017-18. When the Pune franchise shifted to Hyderabad and rechristened itself as Hyderabad FC two years later, Adil Khan became a part of the new club. However, he could not enjoy much success with them and left the club on a short-term loan deal to FC Goa in January 2021.

He also played in the AFC Champions League 2021 with the Gaurs, before returning to HFC. Overall, the defender has clocked over 5380 minutes so far across 68 games in the Indian top flight, also scoring six times and registering an assist.

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Adil Khan will now represent SC East Bengal in the 2021-22 season.

SC East Bengal's pre-season preparations

The Red & Gold Brigade are making very swift moves ahead of ISL 2021-22. As mentioned earlier, they have completed seven new signings within a matter of days, with the transfer deadline fast approaching

Hira Mondal, Ritwik Das, Thoi Singh, Raju Gaikwad, Ankit Mukherjee and Arindam Bhattacharya are among the other players with whom SC East Bengal have held talks so far. Additionally, Khel Now understands that clubs like Odisha FC have also offered some of their players on loan to the Kolkata giants. More signings as expected to follow from the club in the coming hours.

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