Triesman: Public must know truth on Khan bid

FORMER FA chairman Lord Triesman has led calls for ‘full disclosure’ on the £1billion Wembley bid and questioned whether the FA board have the expertise to sell the stadium. Triesman said he has ‘real misgivings’ about the proposed sale to Fulham and Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shahid Khan, and insisted the public is owed details of the negotiations. He also said there were doubts the FA had the skill to handle the negotiations. He said: ‘I want to know exactly how the stadium would be used once it is in private hands.’ Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live’s Sportsweek, he added: ‘I would want to know it was still going to meet some of those objectives that people had at the time (it was built). ‘Given it was public money, I can’t see why there should be no full disclosure of the negotiation that is going on.’ Lord Triesman, 74, who was chairman between 2008 and 2010, expressed fears about the final decision being made by people with ‘very little’ knowledge of real estate. He said: ‘The top executive team (at the FA) is very good, but beyond that I don’t think there is much skill.’ David Bernstein, FA chairman between 2011 and 2013, echoed those concerns to

Sportsmail: ‘They owe it to the public to explain the deal in detail and the present financial situation of the FA, to explain why they think this is a good deal to accept.’ Ian Watmore, FA chief executive from 2009 to 2010, said selling Wembley could be a ‘net good thing’, due to the stadium being a ‘debt burden round the FA’s neck’. But without seeing the details, he said he could not be sure it was not a ‘dash for the money’. Former England boss Kevin Keegan insisted England must continue playing at Wembley, telling Radio 5 Live: ‘As long as England can play there, why not sell it?’