11 foreign players have departed their respective ISL clubs in January and more could be on their way out. The truncated 2025-26 season will get underway on February 14, for which a one-time AFC exemption was granted. With revenues and commercials significantly hit, clubs have been forced to take steps to cut costs.source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/isl-foreign-players-exodus-continues-ahead-of-truncated-season-as-new-economic-reality-kicks-in/articleshow/126542998.cms