Indian Super League (ISL) 2026-27: All confirmed transfers ahead of the new season

Here’s a comprehensive list of all incomng transfers ahead of the 2026-27 season of the Indian Super League (ISL).

Bengaluru FC

INCOMING PLAYER	POSITION	JOINS FROM/PREVIOUS CLUB	MORE INFO/SOURCE
Sandro Embaló	Centre-back	PSBS Biak	Portuguese defender, Bengaluru FC on X
Borja Martínez	Left winger	AD Alcorcón	Spanish winger, Khel Now on X
Manuel de Iriondo	Defensive midfield	Krasava ENY	Argentinian midfielder, Bengaluru FC on X

Chennaiyin FC

INCOMING PLAYER	POSITION	JOINS FROM/PREVIOUS CLUB	MORE INFO/SOURCE
Brison Fernandes	Left midfield	FC Goa	Two-year contract, Chennaiyin FC on X
Namgyal Bhutia	Right-back	Bengaluru FC	Two-year contract, Marcus Mergulhao on X
Ritwik Das	Left winger	Jamshedpur FC	Marcus Mergulhao on X
Nuno Reis	Centre-back	Mumbai City FC	Portuguese defender, Khel Now on X
Ayush Dev Chhetri	Centre midfield	FC Goa	Two-year contract, Khel Now on X
Muhammed Saheef	Left-back	Kerala Blasters	Two-year contract, Khel Now on X
Glan Martins	Centre midfield	FC Goa	Chennaiyin FC on X
Shubham Rawat	Forward	Dempo SC	Marcus Mergulhao on X
Muhammed Saheef	Left-back	Kerala Blasters	Chennaiyin FC on X
Nikola Stojanovic	Central midfield	Jamshedpur FC	Serbian midfielder, Chennaiyin FC on X
Bryce Miranda	Left winger	Diamond Harbour FC	Chennaiyin FC on X

East Bengal FC

INCOMING PLAYER	POSITION	JOINS FROM/PREVIOUS CLUB	MORE INFO/SOURCE
Phurba Lachenpa	Goalkeeper	Mumbai City FC	Two-year contract, Marcus Mergulhao on X
Boris Singh	Right midfield	FC Goa	Three-year contract, Khel Now on X
Sandip Mandi	Left-back	Inter Kashi	Two-year contract, Kolkata Football on X
Rohit Kumar	Centre midfield	Odisha FC	Two-year contract, Kolkata Football on X
Dani Ramírez	Attacking midfield	Punjab FC	Spanish midfielder, Kolkata Football on X
Danish Farooq	Midfield	Kerala Blasters	Two-year contract, Marcus Mergulhao on X
Hardik Bhatt	Right-back	Sreenidi Deccan FC	Three-year contract, Kolkata Football on X
Rohit Danu	Centre forward	Inter Kashi	Two-year contract, Kolkata Football on X
Nacho Monsalve	Centre-back	Hércules CF	Spanish defender, Marcus Mergulhao on X
Nsungusi Effiong	Centre-forward	Punjab FC	Nigerian forward, Marcus Mergulhao on X
Narender Gahlot	Centre-back	Inter Kashi	Two-year contract, Marcus Mergulhao on X
Chris Ikonomidis	Forward	Macarthur	Australian striker, Two-year contract, Marcus Mergulhao on X
Asif Khan	Attacking midfield	Inter Kashi	Two-year contract, Transfermarkt

FC Goa

INCOMING PLAYER	POSITION	JOINS FROM/PREVIOUS CLUB	MORE INFO/SOURCE
Isak Vanlalruatfela (Ralte)	Left winger	Odisha FC	Marcus Mergulhao on X
Francisco Feuillassier Abalo (Franchu)	Attacking midfield	Kerala Blasters	Argentinian playmaker, Marcus Mergulhao on X
Alex Vallejo	Defensive midfielder	Diósgyőr	Spanish midfielder, Marcus Mergulhao on X
KC Malsawmsanga	Winger	Chanmari FC	Marcus Mergulhao on X
Haobam Tomba Singh	Attacking midfield	Inter Kashi	Marcus Mergulhao on X
Álex Zalaya	Centre-back	Racing Ferrol	Spanish defender, Khel Now on X
Chiki Borrero (Christian Borrego Isabel)	Forward	FC Cartagena	Spanish forward, Marcus Mergulhao on X
Saveme Tariang	Left-back	Shillong Lajong	FC Goa on X
Rudra Ved	Defender	Shillong Lajong	FC Goa on X
Haodamlian Vaiphei	Forward	Kerala Blasters	FC Goa on X

Inter Kashi

The club have been handed a transfer ban for the next three windows due to their failure to pay wages to players and coaching staff.

INCOMING PLAYER	POSITION	JOINS FROM/PREVIOUS CLUB	MORE INFO/SOURCE

Jamshedpur FC

INCOMING PLAYER	POSITION	JOINS FROM/PREVIOUS CLUB	MORE INFO/SOURCE
Devendra Murgaokar	Forward	SC Delhi	Jamshedpur FC on X
Abhishek Ambekar	Left-back	Rajasthan United FC	Jamshedpur FC on X
CK Aman	Forward	Gokulam Kerala FC	Jamshedpur FC on X
Provat Lakra	Left-back	East Bengal FC	Jamshedpur FC on X
Leewan Castanha	Centre-back	Mohun Bagan	Jamshedpur FC on X
Raynier Fernandes	Midfielder	FC Goa	Jamshedpur FC on X

Kerala Blasters

INCOMING PLAYER	POSITION	JOINS FROM/PREVIOUS CLUB	MORE INFO/SOURCE

Mohun Bagan

INCOMING PLAYER	POSITION	JOINS FROM/PREVIOUS CLUB	MORE INFO/SOURCE
Sayan Banerjee	Left midfield	East Bengal FC	Mohun Bagan on X
Samir Zeljkovic	Centre-back	Punjab FC	Khel Now on X, Bosnian defender
Rahul Bheke	Right-back	Bengaluru FC	One-year contract, Marcus Mergulhao on X
Miguel Figueira	Central midfield	East Bengal FC	Brazilian midfielder, Mohun Bagan on X
Lallianzuala Chhangte	Right winger	Mumbai City FC	6.2 crore three-year deal, Khel Now on X
Dejan Drazic	Left winger	FC Goa	Serbian winger, Khel Now on X
Alex Saji	Centre-back	SC Delhi	Khel Now on X

Mumbai City FC

INCOMING PLAYER	POSITION	JOINS FROM/PREVIOUS CLUB	MORE INFO/SOURCE
Carlos Delgado	Centre-back	Odisha FC	Spanish defender, Marcus Mergulhao on X
Muhammed Ajsal	Forward	Kerala Blasters	Khel Now on X
Ashish Sibi	Goalkeeper	Dempo SC	Two-year contract, Mumbai City FC on X

Northeast United FC

INCOMING PLAYER	POSITION	JOINS FROM/PREVIOUS CLUB	MORE INFO/SOURCE
Pramveer Singh	Centre-back	Punjab FC	Three-year contract, Marcus Mergulhao on X
Mohanraj K	Goalkeeper	Sporting Clube de Goa	Northeast United on X
Abdul Rabeeh	Right midfield	FC Goa	Two-year contract, Northeast United on X
Ethyan González	Centre-forward	Muaither SC	Spanish forward, Northeast United on X
Antonio Moyano	Attacking Midfield	Diamond Harbour FC	Spanish midfielder, Northeast United FC on X
Eneko Satrústegui	Centre-back	CyD Leonesa	Spanish defender, Northeast United on X
Nikola Ninkovic	Attacking midfield	Sumgayit	Serbian midfielder, Northeast United FC on X
Mark Zothanpuia	Central midfield	East Bengal FC	Northeast United FC on X

Odisha FC

INCOMING PLAYER	POSITION	JOINS FROM/PREVIOUS CLUB	MORE INFO/SOURCE
Nihal Sudeesh	Right winger	Kerala Blasters	Marcus Mergulhao on X
Imran Khan	Right winger	Chennaiyin FC	Marcus Mergulhao on X
Aashir Salim	Defender/midfielder	Al-Sailiya SC	Marcus Mergulhao on X
Sachin Suresh	Goalkeeper	Kerala Blasters	Marcus Mergulhao on X
Nandhakumar Sekar	Left winger	East Bengal FC	Marcus Mergulhao on X

Punjab FC

INCOMING PLAYER	POSITION	JOINS FROM/PREVIOUS CLUB	MORE INFO/SOURCE
Mohammad Inam	Centre Midfield	Real Kashmir	Marcus Mergulhao on X
Alfred Planas	Right Winger	Inter Kashi	Spanish winger, Punjab FC on X
Nishchal Chandan	Centre-back	Inter Kashi	Marcus Mergulhao on X
Gurkirat Singh	Left winger	Chennaiyin FC	Punjab FC on X

SC Delhi

INCOMING PLAYER	POSITION	JOINS FROM/PREVIOUS CLUB	MORE INFO/SOURCE
Lalrinliana Hnamte	Central midfielder	Chennaiyin FC	Three-year contract, Khel Now on X
David Richard Ndayishimiye	Central midfielder	Rayon Sports	Burundi international, Khel Now on X
Thokchom Diamond Singh	Central Midfield	AIFF-FIFA Talent Academy	SC Delhi on X
David Richard Ndayishimiye	Central Midfield	Rayon Sports	From Burundi, SC Delhi on X
Rodriguinho	Forward	Ponte Preta	Brazilian attacker, SC Delhi on X
Duván Viáfara	Centre-back	Tigres FC	Colombian defender, SC Delhi on X
Juan Peña	Attacking midfield	Leones FC	Colombian midfielder, SC Delhi on X

Diamond Harbour FC

Diamond Harbour’s participation is in doubt as the West Bengal Government have launched an investigation due to alleged financial irregularites.

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