With time running out, Chhetri, in all likelihood, may witness the ISL action from the stands as his team and I-League champion Bengaluru FC is yet to take a call on loaning its player for ISL's central player pool draft.
Similarly, three other clubs -- Pune FC, Salgaocar FC and recently disqualified Goan club Churchill Brothers -- too have not moved on the ISL loan proposal.
Indian Super League is ready to line up an impressive mix of experienced and young talented footballers for the Indian Player Draft, scheduled for the third week of next month. 32 of the current and recent 38 national players, including Gouramangi Singh, Subrata Paul, Syed Nabi, Nirmal Chhetri, Subhasish Roy Chowdhury, Denson Devadas, N Mohanraj, Sandip Nandy, Sandesh Jhingan, D Ravanan, would be star attractions who would vie for ISL clubs rosters during the Indian Player Pool Draft.
Each Indian Super League franchisee is required to have 14 Indian players in the squad of minimum 22, other than one marquee and seven international players. Guwahati-based side North East United and Goa club consortium are allowed to retain their 14 domestic players from the I-League partner teams, Shillong Lajong and Dempo FC.