Derby City Council are working on a deal to buy the home ground of Derby County in order to help the club out of administration.
The purchase of the stadium is not included in the offer for the club.
The council leader said they would work together to facilitate the revival of the club.
Finance officers, property officers, business officers, legal teams are working on that. We will see what comes out of it.
The initial preference of the council was for a buyer to rescue the club and purchase the ground for themselves.
The administrators have made it clear that they don't want to deal with Mel Morris.
The preferred option is for the council to own the ground.
The benefits and risks of the council becoming involved in the stadium are being considered.
The attempt to take the Rams out of administration came down to the stadium.
The club was put into administration by Morris, who bought the ground from the club for 80 million dollars.
Derby had a pre-tax profit of 14.6m for the year ending March 31, but within four years the club had been placed into administration.
Derby was demoted to League One this season because of points deductions for going into administration and breaching financial rules.
The period of exclusive rights for the preferred bidder expires on Saturday, with Mike Ashley expected to revive his interest in a takeover.
The Kirchner deal is very close to being agreed.
It's absolutely unthinkable that Derby city wouldn't have a senior football team for the community to lean on.
We will do everything we can to help in that process. The options are still on the table.
A lot of things have been sorted out.
There are common sense conversations happening. Each side in this has detailed paper work and detailed contracts to draw up.
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