Chris71 wrote:There'll no doubt be something in to say any monies paid from government & lottery type funding would have to be paid back if sold within a time period or sold at all. That said its still owned by the FA and as such will be their decision the government may not even have a say apart from along the lines of 'in the national interest blah blah blah'

I don't imagine that Shahid Khan is buying it for just purely for an NFL fanchise more likely for the status of owning Wembley and he see's an opportunity to capitalise on owning it.

PCollinson1990 wrote:They have to pay back £127m, but selling Wembley shows the "class" of the FA Am sure the remainder will be divided equally between the relevant "good causes"...

Mild mannered Janitor wrote:THe whole point of selling it is due to the financial cost of servicing the debt. Hence, with the sale proceed s they would pay off the debt