FA confirm offer to buy Wembley Stadium
source: AFP
AFP/File / Adrian DENNIS Wembley Stadium in northwest London pictured during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal on February 10, 2018
The Football Association revealed on Thursday that they have received an offer to buy iconic Wembley stadium.
The London Evening Standard reported that Shahid Khan, who owns Championship club Fulham and the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars, is behind the £500 million ($698 million) bid to buy the national stadium.
"We can confirm that the FA has received an offer to buy Wembley Stadium," an FA statement read.
According to the Standard, Khan has struck an outline agreement with FA boss Martin Glenn to transfer Wembley to foreign ownership for the first time.
The shock proposal was being put before the full board of the domestic game's governing body on Thursday.
Getty/AFP/File / Logan BOWLES Shahid Khan, who owns Championship club Fulham and the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars, is behind the £500 million ($698 million) bid to buy Wembley Stadium, the London Evening Standard reported
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