Jaguars owner Shad Khan has entered a bid of nearly $700MM to purchase London’s Wembley Stadium, according to the Evening Standard. In a statement, Khan confirmed his efforts to purchase the historic soccer venue while reaffirming his commitment to the city of Jacksonville. 
“Today’s news changes none of what we envision for the long-term promise for the Jaguars here in Jax, and it changes nothing as to the goals we have for your downtown,” Khan said. ” If anything, today’s news is the embodiment of the ethos we adopted several years ago of being proud, bold and committed.”
The Jaguars have a deal in place to play at Wembley stadium through the 2020 season and today’s news will only increase speculation that Khan is eyeing a move to England. Many view London as a high-potential untapped market that could draw major dollars for an NFL franchise and the Jaguars have build a following there by playing multiple games on the other side of the pond. Still, Khan insists that the plan to purchase Wembley Stadium is not the first step towards relocation.
“If my ownership interests were to include Wembley Stadium, it would protect the Jaguars’ position in London at a time when other NFL teams are understandably becoming more interested in this great city,” Khan said. “And the stronger the Jaguars are in London, the more stable and promising the Jaguars’ future will be in Jacksonville.”
The timing of the leak is curious and one can’t help but wonder if Khan purposely wanted the news to be buried under the frenzy of tonight’s NFL Draft. But, taken at face value, the acquisition will not impact the Jaguars’ future in Jacksonville.
Queue the National media types who know nothing about the Jacksonville situation and their made up ideas that this means the Jags are moving.
Khan has spent 10’s of millions of his own money on the stadium in Jax.
Season Tix are selling like crazy.
Team isn’t going anywhere!
That’s what St. Louis thought, and what the Rams and Stan Kroenke said when Kroenke purchased the property in Engleeood. How’d that turn out again?
Stan didn’t spend no money on nothing in St. Louis.
Stan didn’t spend $$$ in
St. Louis…..
London sucks. It’s all rainy and the food is bland as hell. I always feel bad when players have to go.
It actually isn’t that rainy but the food is quite a challenge to American tastes…..
“And the stronger the Jaguars are in London, the more stable and promising the Jaguars’ future will be in Jacksonville.”
Proof that money not intelligence is the principle requirement needed to be an owner. Despite the money this guy throws around the Jags continue to have the least social media impact of any team in the NFL.
Cause Social Media impact is most certainly how a fan base is judged.
You obviously know nothing about Shad Khan if you think he is not intelligent.
He’s a billionaire for a reason and started out with nothing.
Buying Wembley is smart business and has NOTHING to do with the Jaguars moving.