Actually, if you can pay them more than what they will get elsewhere (I doubt if it's more than what Rantis and Odafas get), they may come. Simply because, a 30-odd year old ex-worldcupper, plying his trade in top divisions of Ecuador, Costa Rica, Bosnia or even SA is likely to opt for newer 'challenges' as his European dreams are over. However if age limitations are implemented, and it's somewhere in the region of 26 to 28, I have some serious doubts. The Indian officials, administrators and politicians make foreign trips with the money we pay as taxes, get highly impressed by those foreign policies (without even understanding the structural developments), and then try to implement them in a country of 1.2 billions. This is the case in every socio-economy field, from education to sports.
As a football fan or supporter every one want to see good football. If he is foreign marque player then our expectation are much from him. Officially 30 + footballer from different country may change one or two match but not many matches to win his team or make differences from other. Age and different weather condition like football in mid April at 4.30 pm is tough for any one. AIFF should bring premier division player from some top country instead of World Cup player. Except cornel Glen no one got success in India. Present example Leo Bartos.
Bengaluru already sign him for next year I think so, then if he not qualified as marquee player club has to cancel his contract and if that footballer goes to FIFA then who will save the club? This all decision regarding marquee player and no of foreign player AIFF should take 2 months back because all the team are in the building their own team for next year at that time . In one Bengali news paper one AIFF official told that as per the present rule Pele can also join as marquee player . Now my question is when they make this rule are they sleeping ?
@koustubh the most likely way the scenario is going to pan out is BFC and Joshua will come to a mutual agreement where Joshua receives a payoff and goes back to England.
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The Indian officials, administrators and politicians make foreign trips with the money we pay as taxes, get highly impressed by those foreign policies (without even understanding the structural developments), and then try to implement them in a country of 1.2 billions. This is the case in every socio-economy field, from education to sports.
In one Bengali news paper one AIFF official told that as per the present rule Pele can also join as marquee player . Now my question is when they make this rule are they sleeping ?