Mohun Bagan announces merger with ATK FC, to play as one team in ISL 2020-21
FirstpostIconic football club Mohun Bagan on Thursday merged with ATK FC by selling the majority stake to the owner of the two-time Indian Super League winners Kolkata: Iconic football club Mohun Bagan on Thursday merged with ATK FC by selling the majority stake to the owner of the two-time Indian Super League winners. As per the deal, the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, who are the principal owners of ATK, will acquire majority shareholding of 80 percent in Mohun Bagan Football Club Private Limited. Personally, it’s an emotional reunion for me as my father late RP Goenka was a member of Mohun Bagan,” chairman of RPSG Group Sanjiv Goenka said while announcing the merger. This move will see the two football clubs coming together into a new merged identity to compete in the rapidly growing professional Indian football landscape,” a statement said.