Rahul Raju, who scored 7 goals in the first RFDL (Reliance Foundation Development League), played a crucial role behind the team’s title success. The star, who plays in the center forward position, has a contract with Bengaluru till May 31, 2023. Meanwhile, they have now sent the star to Gokulam to play on loan.
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At the same time, Rahul Raju is the player who has publicly said earlier that he wants to play for ISL club Kerala Blasters. He spoke about playing for Kerala’s home ISL club during an interview with an online media after returning as the top scorer in the Reliance Foundation Development League. Rahul stated that he wanted to play for Blasters since the start of ISL, and if he could play for Blasters it would be a good opportunity and it would be a dream of any player to play for his hometown club.
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Later reports came that Bengaluru FC were irked by Rahul Raju’s desire to play for their arch-rivals Blasters. Whatever the truth of this may be, Rahul, who is the top scorer in the RFDL, was left out of the squad for the Next Gen Jap held in England by Bengaluru. This became a big debate in Indian football. Meanwhile, there were reports that Blasters also had plans to acquire the star, but all that ended up being mere rumours.
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