<p> Top Portuguese football club Sporting Lisbon may rope in India striker Sunil Chettri as their foreign recruit. The club is likely to make an announcement here on Thursday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>All India Football Federation sources told IANS that the club is planning to launch several development programmes in India, and Chettri will be a part of those activities as well.<br /><br />“It is a real pleasure for me and an exciting moment in my career to join a European giant like Sporting Lisbon. I have dreamt of this day and always believed that my time will come. It is now a reality. I will make it count for India,” Chettri was quoted as saying by goal.com.<br /><br />Sporting Lisbon’s move is being seen as a step to capture the 1.2 billion Indian market, which has become a lucrative field for European football clubs.<br /><br />Chettri, a former Kansas City striker, is at present a free agent after being released by Mohun Bagan. Chettri had earlier appeared for trials at Coventry, Queens Park Rangers and Glasgow Rangers without much success.</p>
<p> Top Portuguese football club Sporting Lisbon may rope in India striker Sunil Chettri as their foreign recruit. The club is likely to make an announcement here on Thursday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>All India Football Federation sources told IANS that the club is planning to launch several development programmes in India, and Chettri will be a part of those activities as well.<br /><br />“It is a real pleasure for me and an exciting moment in my career to join a European giant like Sporting Lisbon. I have dreamt of this day and always believed that my time will come. It is now a reality. I will make it count for India,” Chettri was quoted as saying by goal.com.<br /><br />Sporting Lisbon’s move is being seen as a step to capture the 1.2 billion Indian market, which has become a lucrative field for European football clubs.<br /><br />Chettri, a former Kansas City striker, is at present a free agent after being released by Mohun Bagan. Chettri had earlier appeared for trials at Coventry, Queens Park Rangers and Glasgow Rangers without much success.</p>