FA confirm offer to buy Wembley

AFP  |  London 

revealed today that they have received an offer to buy iconic stadium.

The Evening Standard reported that Shahid Khan, who owns and the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars, is behind the ?500 million ($698 million) bid to buy the national stadium.

"We can confirm that the has received an offer to buy Stadium," an statement read.

According to the Standard, Khan has struck an outline agreement with boss to transfer 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.

Wembley, which has a 90,000-capacity, was reopened in 2007 after the FA's seven-year, ?757 million rebuild of the home of English football.

The flamboyant Khan is a Pakistan-born American billionaire, who made his fortune in the business.

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First Published: Thu, April 26 2018. 19:25 IST