<p>East Bengal will "surely and soon" follow traditional rivals Mohun Bagan into the Indian Super League, a top official of the legacy club asserted on Saturday as it navigates its way through a few hurdles, primarily financial.</p>.<p>Hours after the merged ATK Mohun Bagan's first board meeting, passionate fans of the century-old club got excited following Bengaluru FC owner Parth Jindal's invite to East Bengal to join the ISL at the earliest.</p>.<p>"We are going to be there in the ISL for sure, I can say you this much," one of East Bengal's most influential executive committee members, Dababrata Sarkar, told PTI from Kolkata.</p>.<p>Jindal had earlier tweeted, "Come on @eastbengalfc come in to the @IndSuperLeague now already - your the only thing missing from the league now."</p>.<p>The club has been grappling with financial woes following the premature pullout of its former investor Quess Corp, who were its title sponsors for two seasons.</p>.<p>The club is currently in talks with a few investors and, after a final settlement with Quess, is hopeful that it will find takers and make its way into the ISL.</p>.<p>Ranjit Bajaj, former owner of Minerva Punjab FC, reportedly expressed his willingness to buy 70 per cent of Quess East Bengal FC shares and bag the club's sporting rights.</p>.<p>Since last edition I-League winners Mohun Bagan's merger with reigning ISL champions ATK, all eyes have been on East Bengal to follow suit. </p>
<p>East Bengal will "surely and soon" follow traditional rivals Mohun Bagan into the Indian Super League, a top official of the legacy club asserted on Saturday as it navigates its way through a few hurdles, primarily financial.</p>.<p>Hours after the merged ATK Mohun Bagan's first board meeting, passionate fans of the century-old club got excited following Bengaluru FC owner Parth Jindal's invite to East Bengal to join the ISL at the earliest.</p>.<p>"We are going to be there in the ISL for sure, I can say you this much," one of East Bengal's most influential executive committee members, Dababrata Sarkar, told PTI from Kolkata.</p>.<p>Jindal had earlier tweeted, "Come on @eastbengalfc come in to the @IndSuperLeague now already - your the only thing missing from the league now."</p>.<p>The club has been grappling with financial woes following the premature pullout of its former investor Quess Corp, who were its title sponsors for two seasons.</p>.<p>The club is currently in talks with a few investors and, after a final settlement with Quess, is hopeful that it will find takers and make its way into the ISL.</p>.<p>Ranjit Bajaj, former owner of Minerva Punjab FC, reportedly expressed his willingness to buy 70 per cent of Quess East Bengal FC shares and bag the club's sporting rights.</p>.<p>Since last edition I-League winners Mohun Bagan's merger with reigning ISL champions ATK, all eyes have been on East Bengal to follow suit. </p>