SA329 & 280/5 (98.4 ov)
AUS429
BAN272 & 79/6 (29 ov)
WI245
NAM58/5 (18.3/50 ov, target 299)
IRE298/8
ABH0
ITT0
NEU
BFC
DIR
NEOM
HAC
PSG
NICE
REN
SHA
AHL
ELV
M05
VIL
ESP
LILL
RCL
NZ259/7
IND172/9 (20 ov, target 260)
Fiorentina2
Atalanta2
Al Nassr5
Al Kholood3
Al Riyadh0
Al Qadsiah6
DEN
JER
RHINO215
MOUNT92/1 (21/50 ov, target 216)
EAGLE43/4 (13.1/50 ov, target 275)
TUSK274/9
SOA154 & 182/1 (48 ov, target 422)
WA406/5d & 169
TAS335/5 (96 ov)
NSW
Omn19
AFG19
UAE
NED
PAK
SL
AS-W
MS-W
PS-W
MR-W
BRB
VAG
ND
AUCK
OTAGO
CD
WELL
CANT
AFG221/7
ZIM202/5 (20 ov, target 222)
ENG386/5
OMA196
BH-W154/5
SS-W157/6 (20 ov, target 155)
HH-W174/8 (20 ov, target 193)
Frosinone5
Lecce1
Al Khaleej4
Al Hazem2
Grêmio2
Athletico-PR0
East Bengal have already completed the negotiations with English forward Jake Jervis and signed the 31-year-old. Everybody was hoping to see Jake Jervis in East Bengal colours very soon and was most likely to be available for the match against Jamshedpur FC on 13th January 2023.
However, things have taken a sudden turn for the ISL club as they are now unable to register the player in AIFF’s CRF. East Bengal have mutually terminated the contract with Eliandro to sign Jake Jervis but they are now in a tough spot. This is due to the ongoing controversy regarding the non-payment of fees to Omid Singh.
Details about the East Bengal – Omid Singh controversy
FIFA has earlier given an order to East Bengal to pay Rs 1.65 crores to Iranian player Omid Singh for not paying the salary earlier. Omid Singh was signed by East Bengal officials before Shree Cements came on board as the club’s investors. But after Shree Cements came in as an investor in 2020, they did not agree to sign him. Now, Shree Cements have terminated their contract with the club and Emami Group came in as the investor in 2022.
It is also reported that there was no signature on the part of East Bengal in the agreement. Due to this, the club are not willing to accept the footballer’s contract. Shree Cements’ officials have made it clear that they would not carry the arrears of any footballer from the time of Quess, East Bengal’s previous investors before Shree Cement.
Therefore, Omid Singh was forced to approach FIFA for arrears of salary and FIFA has now directed East Bengal to clear his dues and has imposed a transfer ban. Previously, AIFF had also imposed a transfer ban on East Bengal for non-payment of salary of around Rs 1.4 crores.
How can East Bengal sign Jake Jervis?
The only solution for East Bengal to register Jake Jervis is to find a way to clear the pending dues of Omid Singh or get a NOC from him to overturn the transfer ban which will allow the club to register new players.
