The All India Football federation are set to publish a tender today to invite bids for new teams in the upcoming season.
The decision comes after the success story of JSW group who bid for Bengaluru FC last year. The team went on to win the league in its debut season.
Elsewhere, Bundesliga side TSG Hoffenheim will tour India from May 12 to May 18. They will face the Mizoram team who won the Santosh trophy earlier this year.
Hoffenheim stars
Sports Director of TSG Hoffenheim, Alexander Rosen, said, “We are pleased to commence this journey as an international ambassador for the Bundesliga and to step up sustainable and socially relevant projects. Our young team will gain new important cultural and social experiences.”
In other news, the Kolkata franchise in ISL is set to be unveiled next week.
