Fulham have sought to quell media speculation suggesting that club chairman Mohammed al-Fayed is preparing to sell the west London outfit in the near future.
A Reuters report yesterday claimed that "sources familiar with the situation" had told the news agency that Mr Al-Fayed is interested in offloading his controlling stake in the club, which he bought for £30 million in 1997.
"He's interested in selling it," Reuters quoted one of its sources as saying.
However, the club quickly published a rebuttal of the rumours, which it called "damaging and baseless".
"The statements within the article quoting unnamed and unspecified 'sources' are untrue and highly damaging to the club," the announcement read.
"It can only be assumed that these spurious comments are deliberately intended to unsettle and destabilise the club at a critical time in the current season."
The club also said that managing director David McNally has written to Reuters demanding a public apology and to request the immediate withdrawal of the article.
Fulham are currently in the midst of a relegation battle to retain their Premiership status, earned under the guidance of Mr Al-Fayed's chairmanship in 2001.
The team sit 14th in the table, just seven points ahead of third-from-bottom Charlton in the drop zone with eight games of the season remaining.
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