The new Kerala Super League is set for an August start, and the search is on for quality players for the six franchises in the fray. One player, who could be high on every team’s list, is E. Sajeesh. The Kerala Police striker, who impressed in the Santosh Trophy’s preliminary stage in October and in the ongoing Kerala Premier League, is being watched by other teams and coaches with much interest.
The KPL, which enters the semifinal stage here on Thursday, does not allow foreign players this year and Kerala United coach Saheed Sunkanmi Ramon feels Sajeesh’s presence gives the Police a big advantage.
“The only striker who is close to the standard of foreigners is Sajeesh,” said the Nigeria-born Ramon, a former coach of Kolkata’s Mohammedan Sporting, in a chat with The Hindu here on Wednesday.
