Before auctions, India’s top footballers meet ISL chairperson Nita Ambani

Nita Ambani, founder and chairperson of Football Sports , ISL with the top 10 Indian players, a day before the auction. (Source: Express photo by Kevin D' Souza)

The ISL auction is set to take place on Friday in Mumbai. (Source: Express photo by Kevin D'Souza)

Last year's champion, Atletico de Kolkata will be the first club to bid when the auction begins. (Source: Express photo by Kevin D'Souza)

The auction will include a domestic player draft which will have 112 players. Each club will have 13 places to fill up the players belonging to this category. (Source: Express photo by Kevin D'Souza)

Each club has a purse of 21 crore and every club can spend upto 5.5 crores on domestic players. (Source: Express photo by Kevin D'Souza)

Any unsold player will go back to the draft and will be picked up by his base prize. (Source: Express photo by Kevin D'Souza)