
His American football team has flown to London ahead of a crunch game at Wembley stadium, but it appears the Jacksonville Jaguars' billionaire owner may have taken a different mode of transport.

A rare £70million superyacht believed to belong to Shahid Khan, one of the world's richest men, has moored up on the River Thames on the eve of the Jaguars' game against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.

The Pakistani-American businessman, who is also the chairman of Fulham Football Club, has widely been reported as the owner of the 308ft-long yacht Kismet.

His NFL team has flown to London ahead of a crunch game at Wembley stadium, but it appears the Jacksonville Jaguars' owner may have taken a different mode of transport. A rare £70million superyacht moored up on the River Thames today

The shipyard Lurssen appeared to confirm in 2014 that Mr Khan was the owner after it was launched earlier that year.

A representative said the Kismet is 'built for a repeat client who has upgraded from his 223ft Lurssen yacht'.

Kismet accommodates 12 guests in 6 staterooms, with the master stateroom boasting its own private deck with Jacuzzi and a helipad.

There are lounging and eating areas on three different decks including a sundeck with a swimming pool with integrated Jacuzzi and fully equipped barbecue.

The Kismet is available for charter through Moran Yacht & Ship, for a cool £1million-a-week (1.2million Euro).

Mr Khan owns the NFL team the Jacksonville Jaguars, and as the Kismet made its way down the Thames, a silver Jaguar could be seen attached to the bow, with one of its paws resting on a silver American football helmet.

The 66-year-old, who is reported to have a net worth around £2.9billion ($4.6billion), is believed to have brought the Kismet into London as the Jaguars descend on London to play the Colts in an International Series game.

The Pakistani-American businessman Shahid Khan (pictured left), who is also the chairman of Fulham Football Club, has widely been reported as the owner of the 308ft-long yacht Kismet (right)

The shipyard Lurssen appeared to confirm in 2014 that Mr Khan was the owner after it was launched earlier that year

The boat sports this silver jaguar, its paw positioned on top of an American football helmet in tribute to his US-based team

Shahid Khan, who is chairman of Fulham FC, pictured with his wife Ann cheering on the team away at Crystal Palace

CLEANING DISHES TO MAKING BILLIONS Mr Khan arrived from Pakistan in 1967 to study engineering with US$50 in his pocket. He took a job cleaning dishes for US$1.20 an hour. He then landed a job at auto supplier Flex-N-Gate and after opening a competing business several years later would return to buy Flex-N-Gate and develop the company into a global leader with more than 52 plants and 17,000 employees around the world. He owns the Jacksonville Jaguars as well as Fulham FC and has a personal wealth estimated at £2.4billion. Advertisement

Mr Khan arrived from Pakistan in 1967 to study engineering with US$50 in his pocket, took a job cleaning dishes for US$1.20 an hour and now employs 17,000 people, owns sports teams in the world's two most successful leagues and has a personal wealth estimated at £2.4billion. He is married to wife Ann and has two children.

He bought the control of the Jaguars in 2011 for a reported $760 million, after a thwarted attempt to buy the St Louis Rams a year earlier.

Mr Khan bought Fulham from its previous owner, former Harrods boss Mohamed Al Fayed in 2013 for what was thought to be between £150 and £200million, and put his stamp on the club by removing the unpopular Michael Jackson statue from outside Craven Cottage.

Earlier this month it emerged that a £225million bombproof superyacht, the distinctive white 'Motor Yacht A'- owned by Russian tycoon Andrey Melnichenko, had also moored up on the River Thames.

The 390ft vessel, which is one of the world's 25 largest superyachts, features three swimming pools, including one with a glass floor, luxurious cabins and an unconventional design described as an upside down hull.

And the boat, which launched eight years ago and was reported in April to have gone on the market, was photographed mooring alongside D-Day bombardment vessel HMS Belfast having sailed up the Thames.

It was revealed that someone mooring a boat of a similar tonnage in this area of London could pay at least £2,000 a day, although the total price could end up being much more if certain extra facilities such as terminal halls are requested.

The 66-year-old, who is reported to have a net worth around £2.9billion ($4.6billion), is believed to have brought the Kismet into London as the Jaguars (pictured left and right, QB Blake Bortles) descend on London to play the Colts at Wembley