Roger Goodell, the commissioner of the National Football League (NFL), has revealed that the organisation has been conducting a feasibility study to explore the suitability of Las Vegas as the home for a franchise.

The NFL has been looking at factors such as potential fan base and stadium economics, and will report back to its committee with the findings in December.

“There’s still a great deal of information that we need to gather with respect to the circumstances we see in Las Vegas, the opportunities and also the challenges,” he added.

The Oakland Raiders franchise is readying itself to make the move to the Nevada city after failing with its bid to relocate to Los Angeles earlier this year. The former St Louis Rams were granted the move to LA.

Manica Architects – who were attached to design the stadium for the Raiders if they did move to Los Angeles – are working with the franchise on the Las Vegas project.

Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis said he was serious about the bid to move and was not using Las Vegas as a bargaining chip to move elsewhere.

He said: “When I met with Governor Sandoval for the very first time, he looked me in the eye and said, ‘are you using us for leverage to get a better deal somewhere else?’ I told him I’ve never done that with a city and that if they come up with what we’re talking about, that we would be moving or doing our best to come to Las Vegas.”