While
the
26-year-old
Sangwan
is
the
fourth
defender
signed
by
the
Marina
Machans
this
summer,
promising
West
Bengal
youngster
Bag,
becomes
the
seventh
midfielder
to
join
the
club.
Both
players
will
be
playing
in
the
ISL
for
the
first
time.
“We
are
happy
to
welcome
two
new
members
to
the
Chennaiyin
family
in
Aakash
Sangwan
and
Sajal
Bag,”
said
Chennaiyin
FC
co-owner
Vita
Dani.
The
left-footed
Sangwan
will
be
joining
the
Marina
Machans
from
RoundGlass
Punjab,
formerly
known
as
Minerva
Punjab,
with
whom
he
lifted
an
I-League
title
in
2018.
“In
Aakash,
we
have
an
I-League
winner
who
has
shown
on
many
occasions
that
he
is
a
player
that
can
be
relied
upon
in
the
backline.
We
are
also
aware
of
young
Sajals’ exploits
in
the
recently
concluded
Santosh
Trophy
with
Bengal
and
we
believe
we
can
provide
him
the
support
he
needs
to
break
through,”
she
added.
Haryana-born
footballer,
Sangwan
has
a
sizable
amount
of
experience
under
his
belt
with
66
matches
in
his
professional
career.
Since
making
his
debut
for
The
Warriors
in
2016,
he
has
played
five
I-League
seasons
for
them,
scoring
one
goal
and
providing
two
assists.
He
also
had
a
brief
stint
with
Churchill
Brothers
FC
for
whom
he
featured
thrice
during
2019-20
I-League
season
before
returning
to
RoundGlass
Punjab.
“I
am
super
excited
for
my
first
season
with
Chennaiyin
FC.
It’s
a
club
I
always
admired
and
glad
to
be
a
part
of,”
said
Sangwan.
Bag
was
part
of
West
Bengal
team
that
finished
as
Santosh
Trophy
runner’s-up.
Bag,
on
the
other
hand,
will
join
Chennaiyin
FC’s
ranks
after
an
impressive
showing
in
West
Bengal’s
runners-up
finish
in
the
Santosh
Trophy.
The
19-year-old
Bag
was
part
of
Mohun
Bagan’s
youth
set-up
where
he
was
adjudged
Best
Youth
Player
of
the
Season
in
2019-20.
He
has
played
46
matches
across
various
domestic
competitions,
scoring
six
goals.
“I
am
delighted
to
join
Chennaiyin
FC.
I
am
very
excited
with
the
opportunity
and
motivated
to
train
harder.
I
want
to
contribute
in
achieving
the
ISL
trophy,”
elated
Bag
said.
ISL
Transfer
Watch:
Mohammad
Sajid
Dhot
to
stay
with
Chennaiyin
FC
for
two
more
seasons
Chennaiyin
had
handed
defender
Mohammad
Sajid
Dhot
a
new
two-year
contract.
The
new
deal
will
keep
him
at
the
club
until
2024.
ISL:
Chennayin
FC
name
Thomas
Brdaric
as
new
coach
In
the
2020-21
ISL
season,
the
Yellow
Brigade
finished
a
poor
eighth
and
failed
to
make
it
to
the
play-offs.
They
had
started
the
ISL
2021-22
season
under
Bozidar
Bandovic
before
the
well-travelled
Montenegrin
coach
and
the
club
decided
to
part
ways
midway
through
the
campaign
following
a
string
of
poor
results.
Ex-India
international
Sabir
Pasha
then
took
over
the
Yellow
Brigade
on
an
interim
basis.
Last
week
they
roped
in
Thomas
Brdaric
as
the
new
head
coach
of
the
club
ahead
of
the
upcoming
season.
In
his
most
recent
spell,
the
German
coach
led
KF
Vllaznia
to
the
Albanian
Cup
for
two
successive
seasons
(2020-21
and
2021-22).
The
team
also
finished
runners
up
in
the
Albanian
Championship
in
the
2020-21
season.
Brdaric
was
thereafter
awarded
Coach
of
the
Year
2021.
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