The players of I-League club East Bengal have received their salaries for the month of April, Goal can confirm.
With the Coronavirus pandemic hitting football hard, East Bengal's investors Quess Corp decided to activate the Force Majeure clause on the contracts and the players were asked to sign a letter of termination in April. However, the players refused to accept the move and their salaries remained unpaid.
It has now been learnt that although the players have not signed the letter of termination, the investors have cleared the salaries of April.