Mumbai City FC on Saturday announced the signing of two midfielders Chanso Horam and Naorem Tondomba Singh, as their new deal will keep them at the club until 2024.
Our latest additions to the squad, Chanso Horam and Naorem Tondomba Singh will play in the I-League on loan for the 2020-21 season.
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— Mumbai City FC (@MumbaiCityFC) October 31, 2020
“I’m excited to be a part of this huge club. This, however, is just the start and I have long road ahead of me now. The club and I both agree that going out on loan at this point of time in my career will help me get more minutes and become a better player. I would like to wish my Mumbai City family a successful season ahead,” said Chanso Horam.
“It’s a proud moment for me and my family. Mumbai City have shown a lot of faith in me, in what I can offer and I am thankful for that. They have a plan for young players like myself keeping in mind our growth and development. Going out to the I-League will help me hone my skills and I hope to return next season as a better player with more experience,” said Naorem Tondomba Singh.
As a part of their development, the duo will be loaned out for the 2020-21 campaign with 18-year-old Chanso Horam heading to TRAU FC and Naorem Tondomba Singh heading to new I-League entrants Sudeva Delhi FC.
As they both have displayed an amazing performance for their respective I-League sides where Chanso represented Neroca and Tondo played for East Bengal where he made 9 appearances for the club across all competitions.
“The club and I both agree that going out on loan at this point of time in my career will help me get more minutes and become a better player,” Horam was quoted as saying in a media release.
Naorem Tondomba Singh said, “Mumbai City have shown a lot of faith in me, in what I can offer and I am thankful for that.
“They have a plan for young players like myself keeping in mind our growth and development. Going out to the I-League will help me hone my skills and I hope to return next season as a better player with more experience.”
Head Coach Sergio Lobera described the duo has an ability to influence the game at midfield position and change the phase of the game as quickly as possible.
“They are both still very young in their football careers, and after having had dialogues with the Club and the players, we have decided to loan them out for this season,” the head coach added.
It's official – Sergio Lobera is the new head coach of Mumbai City! ✍️#WelcomeSergio 🔵https://t.co/qwEPlYMz2F
— Mumbai City FC (@MumbaiCityFC) October 12, 2020
The Club has signed many national and International players to boost their squad for the upcoming ISL 2020-21 season. As the ISL league which started in 2014 has witnessed an intense rivalry between FC Pune City and Mumbai City FC as both the franchise hails from the same state. It lasted till Pune was disbanded and dissolved into Hyderabad FC for the 2019-20 season. After Sergio Lobera was sacked from Goa FC who played an important role in guiding team towards wining the title. Mumbai quickly snapped up the Spaniard. Lobera is also responsible to lure some foreign and national players from FC Goa to Mumbai City FC.
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