Vice-president of the international NFL Mark Waller held positive meetings with the government yesterday as London edged closer to having an NFL franchise.

Sunday’s match between the Dallas Cowboys and the Jacksonville Jaguars was the last game to be held at Wembley this year and with all the games being sold out, it is estimated that £3 million per game was brought in in revenues.

Speaking about yesterday’s meeting, Waller said: “We were talking about the progress we have made in the UK, the growing fan base we’ve got and the increasing interest — both our interest in playing here and the fans’ interest. It seems to be mutual.

“We were talking through our growth plan and what we would like to see.

“The government is interested and asking if there’s anything they can do.

“We’ve had great meetings with the Chancellor and with Boris Johnson and Sajid Javid. We’ve got a sense of a lot of good support. We’re very happy with the relationship we’re building.

“I think it’s great for London. London is building itself as a world centre of sport and we want to be part of that.”

The Football Association has made securing a gridiron team to be based at Wembley a priority, as it raises the possibility of taking the England national team around the country from 2018.

Conservative MP George Osborne was a part of the meeting yesterday — which was also attended by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell — and said the government “will do anything” to bring a NFL team to London.

He said: “We had a really positive meeting. The NFL had a great experience here and I want to build on that.

“Ultimately I’d like to see an NFL team based here and I told the NFL we will do everything we can to make that happen.”

It assumed that the Jaguars would become London’s NFL team.

The Jaguars are owned by Shahid Khan — who also also owns Championship club Fulham — but he dispelled those rumours on Sunday insisting he has “no plans” to move the franchise.