Ahead of the upcoming season of the Indian Super League (ISL 2023-24), Chennaiyin FC announced the departures of six foreign players that includes some of the key members of their team last season. Abdenasser El Khayati, Petar Sliskovic, Julius Duker, Kwame Karikari, Fallou Diagne and Vafa Hakhamaneshi will leave the club a day after the club announced the departure of head coach Thomas Brdaric.
We bid farewell to six Machans today.
— Chennaiyin F.C. (@ChennaiyinFC) June 11, 2023
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El Khayati was one of the most creative foreign players in the league last season making 14 goal contributions and won admirers with his mazy skills.
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Sliskovic was Chennaiyin FC’s second-highest goalscorer with eight strikes to his name and was a real threat in the air. Karikari ended the season strongly for the Marina Machans scoring four goals for the team.
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Duker was one of the top midfield players in the league last season with the third most successful tackles in the league. He was also seventh in terms of delivering the most successful passes in the top flight.
Hakhamaneshi and Diagne also played key roles for the team in Brdaric’s set up but Chennaiyin FC will now look to rebuild under a new head coach.