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This July 10th, 2015, Indian football is set to witness the first ever ‘Player Auction’ when celebrity owners of the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) franchisees will put their boardroom strategy into practice while bidding for the best Indian talents for season 2015.

Ten of India’s finest footballing talents will feature in the first Hero Indian Super League ‘Player Auction’.

Player Auction List:
1. Sunil Chhetri
2. Jackichand Singh
3. Seityasen Singh
4. Karanjeet Singh
5. Thoi Singh
6. Robin Singh
7. Rino Anto
8. Anas Edathodika
9. Arata Izumi
10. Eugeneson Lyngdoh

All ten players in the Auction list had missed on the inaugural season of Hero ISL last year owning to their individual contracts with respective I-League clubs, however showed keen interest to be a part of the unrivalled football league for season 2015. The success of the inaugural season of the Hero Indian Super League has brought back world’s interest into Indian football. Hero ISL’s crisp 11-week format featuring eight city-based franchisees, international footballing stars, renowned coaches, Indian talents, competitiveness and celebrity owners has helped reignite Indian football not just within the country but also internationally.

Six of the ten players in the Auction list, i.e. Sunil Chhetri, Robin Singh, Thoi Singh, Arata Izumi, Anas Edathodika and Karanjeet Singh, have signed with Football Sports Development Limited – the promoters of Hero ISL, as free agents. Jackichand Singh and Seityasen Singh have been loaned from I- League club Royal Wahingdoh FC while Rino Anto and Eugeneson Lyngdoh are loaned from Bengaluru FC.

The four times AIFF Player of the Year Sunil Chhetri commands the highest base price in the Hero ISL Player Auction at Rs. 80 Lakh, followed by goalkeeper Karanjeet Singh at Rs 60 Lakh. Robin Singh, Arata Izumi and Anas Edathodika have been pegged at Rs 40 Lakh base price, while Thoi Singh is just a notch below at Rs 39 Lakh. Eugeneson Lyngdoh will be at Rs 27.50 Lakh base price and the Royal Wahingdoh loaned duo Jackichand Singh and Seityasen Singh will be at Rs 20 Lakh each. Rino Anto commands the lowest base price in the Auction list at Rs 17.50 Lakh.

Additionally, Football Sports Development Limited also announced an extensive list of 114 Indian players for Hero ISL 2015 Draft. The eight ISL franchisees as of date have 64 Indian players on their roster either retained from last year or signed from the open market. The comprehensive Draft list will help ISL franchisees to fill up a total of 40 positions of the Indian player quota. The Draft will be held on the same day as the Player Auction on July 10th 2015.