ISL 2024-25: Mohun Bagan Super Giant rope in former Brisbane Roar skipper Tom Aldred

Mohun Bagan Super Giant have roped in former Brisbane Roar captain Tom Aldred. The club announced the arrival of the English defender on their social media handles on Tuesday, July 2.

Aldred is the third official player in Mohun Bagan's contingent alongside Jason Cummings and Dimitri Petratos. A few months back, the Kolkata giants were also linked with A-League's top striker Jamie Maclaren.

After signing for Mohun Bagan, Tom Aldred said in a statement:

"I am delighted to be joining Mohun Bagan Super Giant FC. It will be an honour to wear the green and maroon jersey and I am extremely excited to get started. My career has taken me to England, Scotland, Australia and now India. I am looking forward to this next step of my journey in representing this incredible club in the ISL and the Asian Champions League and helping the team thrive and compete on all fronts."

"I am well aware of the incredible history of Mohun Bagan and I’ve have watched some of the recent successes from afar. I will give my absolute best every single day to represent Mohun Bagan. I am looking forward to working hard and contributing to further success for the club, the fans, and my teammates. I can’t wait to get over to India and Kolkata and meet everyone. See you all very soon," he added.

Mohun Bagan recently appointed Jose Molina as their new head coach. The tactician also shared his opinion on Aldred's signing, saying:

"Tom Aldred is an experienced player to strengthen our defense. He has great physique, forceful and is very aggressive defensively. Tom is a dominator in aerial balls and also has good technique to the build up play."

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Mohun Bagan's preparations for the upcoming season

Last season's ISL Shield winners Mohun Bagan recently roped in Lalengmawia Ralte (Apuia) on a five-year contract.

Mohun Bagan already have a star-studded line-up and are expected to add top-notch foreigners to their contingent during the transfer window. They will be taking part in the AFC Champions League Two group stages.

After the club failed to make it out of the AFC Cup group stages last season, they want to deliver a prominent result on the continental stage this time.