Fulham’s Khan-do attitude

Posted Saturday, July 13, 2013 by The Sun

NFL tycoon Shahid Khan has tonight sealed a £150million takeover of Fulham.

The Pakistan-born car mogul is set to be unveiled tomorrow after buying out former Harrods owner Mohamed Fayed.

Khan, who also owns American football side Jacksonville Jaguars, is thought to be worth around £1.7billion.

He said: “Fulham is the perfect club at the perfect time for me.

“I want to be clear, I do not view myself so much as the owner of Fulham, but a custodian of the club on behalf of its fans.

Fulham’s Khan-do attitude

“My priority is to ensure the club and Craven Cottage each have a viable and sustainable Premier League future that fans of present and future generations can be proud of.

“We will manage the club’s financial and operational affairs with prudence and care, with youth development and community programs as fundamentally important elements of Fulham’s future.”

The deal ends Fayed’s 16-year stint as Cottagers owner.

And he added: “My time of serving as the custodian of Fulham would one day come to an end, and I feel that time has now arrived.

“The time is right because I have found a very good man in Shahid Khan to accept the responsibility and privilege that I have enjoyed at Fulham since 1997.

“Fulham will be in very good hands with Shahid, whose success in business and passion for sport is very evident.

“I ask everyone who loves Fulham and our Craven Cottage home to welcome Shahid as he begins his journey as the next guardian of Fulham Football Club.”