Option for Forest to buy City Ground outright 'was always on table'

The option for Nottingham Forest to buy their stadium's freehold for £10 million has been on the table from the very start of their negotiations with the city council. The Labour-led authority says it has had "no option" but to go public with its side of the story after months of dispute over attempts to sign a new lease on the City Ground.

Should Nottingham City Council have managed its finances better over the last 10 years? Let us know here Once the major stadium work had been completed, Forest has also revealed plans for a 169-unit residential block near the existing Bridgford House apartments. It is the latter element in particular that Councillor Battlemuch says changes the value of Nottingham Forest's current lease agreement, which has 30 years left on it.

Nottinghamshire County Council has confirmed that it has been approached by Forest to use land in Toton previously earmarked for HS2 as an alternative stadium site. The Conservative-led authority has just signed a 'memorandum of understanding' with Forest, which the council says will see it support the club's ambitions to "deliver new training and stadium infrastructure."

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