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Coventry City are due to be fined by the EFL, and plans to solve the long-term issue have been criticised.
The Sky Blues are competing in the Championship once more this season after losing out to eventual winners Sunderland in the 2024/25 play-offs.
As they look to improve their squad and make another promotion push, Frank Lampard’s side have so far completed deals for three players,
Coventry City signed Kaine Kesler-Hayden from Aston Villa, Spanish full-back Miguel Angel Brau and secured a loan for Carl Rushworth.
While they are in decent shape going into the new season, they are due to be fined by the EFL this month.
EFL set to fine Coventry City
Coventry have been playing their matches at the Coventry Building Society Arena for many years now.
Former Newcastle United man Mike Ashley is the primary shareholder of the Frasers Group, which owns the Sky Blues’ stadium.
However, Coventry’s agreement to play their football there is set to run out at the end of the 2027/28 campaign.
Question marks over their long-term future at the ground are being raised, and if a solution is not found soon, the club will be fined.
New EFL rules for the 2025/26 season mean that every team must have at least a 10-year stadium agreement in place by August 19.
Should they not, the EFL will hit them with a £10,000 fine, which doubles for each consecutive season a decade-long deal is not agreed.
Doug King Coventry City stadium plan slammed
The BBC report that owner Doug King is now looking to build a new stadium at Butts Park Arena.
Coventry Rugby Club currently play there, and chairman Jon Sharp has said King’s idea is ‘unfeasible’.
He said on a potential ground share with Coventry City: “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.”