In a statement Fulham urged anyone affected to contact their safeguarding team or the Metropolitan police. A spokesman said: “We remain in the process of establishing whether anyone at the club is or has been affected by the reports concerning Mr Al Fayed.”
Fayed’s predatory behaviour was said to be an open secret among staff at Harrods. The seriousness and scale of his offending, first revealed by the BBC documentary broadcast and streamed this month, has proved shocking.
According to anecdotal accounts given to the Telegraph he was present at Craven Cottage much less than at Harrods, and even more rarely at the club’s south-west London training ground Motspur Park.
On matchdays Fayed arrived at Craven Cottage in time to walk across the pitch before kick-off and wave to the crowd. He stayed in his seat until half-time when he used his lounge that was often full of aides. He rarely watched more than 20 minutes of the second half before leaving.
Last week, lawyers representing 37 of those accusing the late billionaire of offences, including rape and other forms of sexual assault, said that more than 100 women had come forward since the BBC documentary. The Met has revealed that 19 women made allegations of offences by Fayed ranging from 1979 to 2013 before his death, aged 94 last year. No further action was taken by the Crown Prosecution Service.
Fayed sold Fulham to the US billionaire Shahid Khan in 2013 for around £200 million. He had bought it for less than £7 million.
An FA spokesperson said: “We are aware of the reports and we will remain in contact with Fulham FC to monitor the matter.”