Jamal set for contract signing with Argentine club on Friday

Bangladesh national football team captain Jamal Bhuiyan is all set to sign an official contract with Argentine third-tier club Sol de Mayo on Friday, the player confirmed to The Daily Star.

Jamal had stoked speculation yesterday when he posted a picture from his official page where he was seen his Bangladesh jersey at the Argentine Football Association.

"It's time for me to represent Bangladesh in Argentina. Thank you to Argentina Football Federation for inviting me. AFA - Selección Argentina," the player had written on his Facebook yesterday.

Rumours of Jamal's playing in Argentina only gathered more steam earlier on Wednesday when Jamal was seen hanging out with Diego Cruciani, a former coach of Bangladesh and of Saif Sporting where Jamal played under the Argentine.

Photo from Jamal's official Facebook account.

The contract signing ceremony is slated for 12:10 PM Argentine local time [9:10 PM BST]. The ceremony, which will be shown live from Jamal's page.

Last season, his former club Sheikh Russel declined to release him midseason.

Now that he is a free agent, Jamal does not have any binding obligation to play in Sheikh Russel, even though the Bangladesh Premier League outfit recently claimed Jamal had agreed on principle to stay with the club, admitting nothing was signed on paper.