Juan Ferrando leaves FC Goa, set to join ATK Mohun Bagan

FC
Goa
president
and
co-owner
Akshay
Tandon
confirmed
the
development
on
Sunday
through
a
series
of
tweets.
The
40-year-old
Spanish
coach
is
set
to
take
charge
of
ATK
Mohun
Bagan,
who
parted
ways
with
Antonio
Habas
on
Saturday,
after
a
string
of
poor
results
saw
the
side
slip
to
the
bottom
half
of
the
points
table.

“With
disappointment
I’d
like
to
confirm
that
@JuanFerrandoF
has
triggered
his
release
clause,
obliging
us
to
release
him
of
his
duties
so
that
he
can
join
@atkmohunbaganfc.
As
long
the
money
gets
deposited
in
our
accounts,
we
do
not
have
a
choice
in
his
decision,”
Tandon
tweeted.

Release
clause
allows
other
clubs
to
sign
a
player
or
coach
from
his
or
her
current
club
for
a
particular
amount,
which
the
player
or
coach
is
required
to
pay.
Tandon
further
wrote,
“It
is
unfortunate
that
people
involved
in
the
deal
chose
to
leak
the
information
to
the
press
before
even
before
the
release
clause
was
triggered.
Members
of
our
squad
and
staff
had
to
find
out
about
these
developments
through
twitter
and
the
media.

“Poaching
our
coaches,
staff
and
players
is
fair
game
but
I
hope
better
sense
and
sportsmanship
prevails
in
the
future.
We
would
have
at
least
liked
the
opportunity
to
inform
our
squad
ourselves,”
Tandon
wrote
in
another
tweet.

Under
Ferrando,
FC
Goa
created
history
by
becoming
the
first
Indian
club
to
earn
a
point
in
the
AFC
Champions
League
group
stages.
Taking
charge
ahead
of
the
2020-21
ISL
season,
Ferrando
guided
FC
Goa
to
the
semifinals
of
the
playoffs,
losing
to
eventual
champions
Mumbai
City
FC
on
penalties.

The
Gaurs
also
managed
to
win
their
first
tournament
while
Ferrando
was
at
the
helm
when
they
lifted
the
Durand
Cup,
defeating
Bengaluru
FC
on
penalties
in
the
final
earlier
this
year.