"FIFA and AFC officials had good meetings with three clubs of the city. They were pleased especially with the support base of the clubs. East Bengal gave a presentation about their legacy," a source close to the development said.
"We can't be written off just because we don't want to pay franchise fee to play the Indian Super League (ISL)," East Bengal assistant secretary Shanti Ranjan Dasgupta said.
At present, the I-League and ISL run simultaneously but from 2018 talks of having one single league are on.
A two-member team comprising Nic Coward, a consultant to FIFA, and Alex Phillips, head of AFC-UEFA affairs concluded their two-day visit by hearing out the three clubs and Indian Football Association, the governing body of the sport in West Bengal.
FIFA-AFC will draft the roadmap of football in the country by October-November after their market research and meeting all stakeholders.
The two-member delegation was accompanied by I-League CEO Sunando Dhar and Football Sports Development Ltd (FSDL) official Chirag Tanna.
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