Kolkata giants Mohun Bagan merges with ATK FC

TIL Desk Sports/ Mohun Bagan will be rechristened ATK-Mohun Bagan from next season after the iconic club merged with ATK FC on Thursday by selling the majority stake to the owner of the two-time Indian Super League winners. The merged club will come into existence in June and compete in the ISL 2020-21.

The two sides will, however, play separately in the current I-League and ISL seasons. As per the deal, the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, the principal owners of ATK, will acquire majority shareholding of 80 per cent in Mohun Bagan Football Club (India) Private Limited.

Talking exclusively after the merger, RPSG Group chairman Sanjiv Goenka said the merged club will be named ATK-Mohun Bagan and he would ensure that the identities of both Mohun Bagan and ATK remained intact. “The name of the new club would be ATK-Mohun Bagan. Identities of both Mohun Bagan and ATK will remain intact,” Goenka said.