ISL Kolkata franchise to unveil team on July 7

They were the first team to unveil Atletico de Kolkata among the eight ISL franchises, and now the newest city outfit is all set to announce the name of their marquee player and manager here on July 7.
The team partners -- Atletico Madrid -- are finalising the deal with a top European player and manager to fill up the two top positions, while they are also in the process of roping in two of the seven international players before the June 30 deadline.
The team's unveiling will take place in the presence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and it is also learnt that top officials of the Spanish giants including coach Diego Simeone could be present on the occasion.

"I was supposed to go to the World Cup in Brazil but now we have to finalised our team unveiling on July 7," stock broker Utsav Parekh, who is one of the five co-owners of Atletico de Kolkata, told PTI.
He, however, refused to divulge any name as the discussions were still on with top European footballers to meet the deadline for the IMG-Reliance backed tournament.
"The negotiations are on and we have shortlisted a few names from the European football. We'll be able to finalise them by next week to meet the deadline. We'll also unveil the team's jersey on July 7," he said.

The state government has already promised full support to the ISL franchise, which will have Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan as its home venue.
"We have met the Chief Minister and are getting full support. She will be there during the team unveiling," Parekh said.