Then on 30 August 2009 it was announced by the Hindustan Times that Chhetri had signed a three-year contract with English Football League Championship side Queens Park Rangers but that he was denied a work permit by the British government [REF].
In March 2010 it was announced that Chhetri was on trial with the Kansas City Wizards on Major League Soccer and that he had played during their pre-season games [REF].