Dimitar Berbatov is marquee player of Kerala Blasters

Indian Super League: Kerala Blasters FC signed the former Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov. The Bulgarian will be a marquee signing for the Blasters, meaning his wages will not come under the salary cap set for every team.

The 36-year-old forward, started playing professional football with Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia at 17 years of age. His incredible talent was quickly spotted by German side Bayer Leverkusen, for whom he accumulated more than 100 appearances between 2001 and 2006.

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He then made the switch to English Premier League with Tottenham Hotspur in a transfer that made him the most expensive Bulgarian footballer, in the summer of 2006

Berbatov began to grab headlines for his performances which alerted Manchester United boss, Sir Alex Ferguson. Close to transfer deadline in the summer of 2008, Manchester United signed the Bulgarian striker from Tottenham in a deal worth £30.75m.

Berbatov went on to make more than 100 appearances for the Red Devils between 2008 and 2012. He shared the Golden Boot in the 2010-11 season with Carlos Tevez, notably scoring five goals in a match when Manchester United thrashed Blackburn Rovers 7-1.

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The latest Kerala Blasters signing then joined Fulham in 2012 where he played a few games under Rene Meulensteen but that partnership did not last. He switched leagues to join Monaco and then Greek side PAOK FC.

At the age of 36, he will now undertake a new challenge along with his former teammate Wes Brow and coach in India with the Kochi-based club.

Kerala Blasters head coach Rene Meulensteen has now managed to rope in two of his former players to play for him once again, so that Blasters team gears up to finally clinch the trophy that they narrowly missed out on two occasions.