Shahid Khan optimistic Wembley Stadium purchase will be completed
The Fulham and Jacksonville Jaguars owner has offered to buy the national stadium for £600m
Shahid Khan is optimisic he will complete the purchase of Wembley Stadium from the Football Association.
Khan, the Fulham and Jacksonville Jaguars owner, proposed a deal to the FA last month worth around £1billion, with £600m paid up front and the rest coming from match day revenue.
The national stadium will remain the home of football in this country, with England internationals, EFL finals, and the FA Cup final still to be played on the hallowed turf.
Though the FA received the offer last month, and Khan wanted to wrap up the deal in eight weeks, there has been no official word on how the deal is progressing.
However, Khan remains confident he will complete the purchase of Wembley.
Our part is done, Khan told talkSPORT. Its a process the FA will run and decide, and well be working with them. But Im optimistic.
Khan has a history with Wembley as his NFL team, the Jacksonville Jaguars, have played more games in London than any other side, and have been the designated home team in each of their five visits.
I love it, Khan said of the stadium. This is the now the fourth time we have been here and weve won. Four years ago we only won three games, and one of them was here.
The next year, we only won five out of 16 games and one of them was here.
Last year we had a good year, it was huge.
[Ahead of the Championship play-off final] I told the Fulham players and Slav (Slavisa Jokanovic, the Fulham manager): you have the same home field advantage here that you do at Craven Cottage. So get comfortable, because this place has the right karma, the right energy, the right soul. Its going to do everything for us.