Bhutia in the box

After finishing his assignment, Bhutia will leave for England to join Bury FC. Bhutia, who has a contract till the first week of July, may not like to renew it, the coach said.

Bhutia, who left for Kolkata today will decide in mid-July which team to play for — East Bengal or Mohun Bagan. Both the glamour clubs of Kolkata have approached the nimble-footed striker.

‘‘I have told him to see the composition of a team before signing in, as one player cannot do all the things in a match,’’ said Karma Bhutia, a member of the Sikkim Football Association who first spotted Baichung in a remote corner of Sikkim.

The three-year stint of Bhutia in England has made him more mature and helped him gain experience which, in the long run, would also benefit Indian football, he said.