Overview

• Mohun Bagan has formally withheld seven senior internationals and four U-23 footballers from the India camp that began August 15 in Bengaluru.
• Senior players Anirudh Thapa, Liston Colaco and Sahal Abdul Samad have declined to report alongside U-23 members Dippendu Biswas and Priyansh Dubey.
• The club argues that release of players is not mandatory outside FIFA windows and highlights the AIFF’s lack of injury communication, citing skipper Subhasish Bose’s unresolved rehabilitation.
• Mohun Bagan is preparing for its AFC Champions League 2 group opener against Turkmenistan’s Ahal FC on September 16 and says it must safeguard player fitness.
• The federation has appealed for cooperation, praising Jamshedpur FC’s release of coach Khalid Jamil, while the broader ISL suspension and MRA dispute remain unresolved.