ISL 2021-22: 3 Reasons why Arindam Bhattacharja choose SC East Bengal his new club.

Former ATK Mohun Bagan goalkeeper Arindam Bhattacharja joined SC East Bengal for ₹14.58m in a free transfer this season.

Arindam kept ten clean sheets last season and won the Golden Glove and also made 59 saves last season for ATK Mohun Bagan.

Here are 3 reason's why Arindam choose SC East Bengal his new club.

#3 Emotional Connection.

Arindam is having a Emotional connect with SC East Bengal, His father and grandparents are East Bengal supporters and that is a strong reason why Arindam family supported his to take the decision of moving to SC East Bengal.

Arindam in his recent interview described his emotional connection for East Bengal to the fans.

“I was a little confused. My father and grandparents are East Bengal supporters, so after talking to them, the emotional connection worked for me. They were happy and that’s what motivated me to play for East Bengal. In 16 years of my professional career, I never got the opportunity to play for East Bengal, after getting the opportunity, I couldn’t resist joining them.”

#2 East Bengal's Keeper Requirement

SC East Bengal performance was worst last season, They just won 3 games in 20 Matches and was not able to qualify also.

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East Bengal defence was very poor and the other team were easily able to score goal against them.

East Bengal had to sign a good keeper to give their Defence a solid boost, So they signed Arindam for ₹14.58m which is a huge amount.

#1 Great opportunity.

"Opportunities arrives in less amount when you play Indian Football and if it arrives you have to grab it Immediately"

Arindam did the exact same thing and moved to SC East Bengal, His previous club ATK Mohun Bagan squad is full of Superstar players like Roy Krishna, Manvir singh, Tiri and many more.

Arindam performance for the team was shadowed by this star players last season and that would be a main reason why Arindam decided to go for East Bengal were there is better opportunity for him to shine and show the world how much potential he has.