COVENTRY City owner Doug King has explored the possibility of building a new 40,000-seater stadium for the club, according to the BBC.
The club’s owner and executive chairman has reportedly written directly to Coventry City Council chief executive Julie Nugent.
King has asked about the possibility of building a new stadium at the current home of Coventry Rugby – Butts Park Arena.
Frasers Group, where former Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley is the majority shareholder, own City’s current Coventry Building Society Arena home.
The BBC report Coventry Rugby chief executive Jon Sharp has called plans to build a 40,000-seater stadium at Butts Park Arena ‘unfeasible’.
Sharp told the BBC: “Yes, it has been suggested.
“The problem Doug King has is that he owns the football club but he doesn’t own the stadium. He is having discussions with Mike Ashley and I think he wants to have an alternative up his sleeve.
“He did mention it to me and I said it wasn’t going to be feasible. That really is it as far as I’m concerned. We did not know he had spoken to the council.
“We support the Sky Blues, they are our fellow Coventry club. But we don’t think it’s feasible unfortunately and it’s not in our gift anyway, it would be in the gift of the council.”
City have three seasons left to run on an agreement between the club and Frasers Group to play at the CBS Arena.
However, new Football League (EFL) rules will see Championship clubs fined £10,000 if a 10-year stadium agreement is not in place by August 19.
