The Butterfly UTT Season 7 player auction, held on Tuesday, featured significant investments in both established stars and emerging talents. Bernadette Szocs from Romania topped the auction with a bid of 40 L tokens, joining the Dempo Goa Challengers. Diya Chitale emerged as the most expensive Indian player for the second consecutive year, moving to PBG Pune Jaguars for 37.4 L tokens. Other notable transfers included Manush Shah to U Mumba TT for 37.2 L tokens and Manav Thakkar to UP Prometheans for 36 L tokens. The auction highlighted a commitment to nurturing young talent, with Divyanshi Bhowmick becoming the youngest player ever signed in the tournament's history at just 15 years old. The competition, which runs from July 9 to 26 at the Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium in Goa, will feature seven teams in a round-robin format, culminating in knockout rounds. Team owners expressed excitement about the depth and quality of the player pool, emphasizing a focus on building strong, competitive squads.