Millwall close to agreement with council over deal to stay at The Den

• Club now working on its own plans to transform the stadium
• There were fears Millwall would be forced out of Bermondsey

Millwall Football Club is close to reaching an agreement with its local authority, Lewisham, that would see the club stay in its south London home. The club is now working on its own plans to transform the stadium and the land around it.

There had been fears that Millwall would be forced out of Bermondsey by Lewisham’s attempt to compulsory purchase land around The Den. After a lengthy battle the council finally abandoned those plans under huge public pressure, although the threat remained that the process could be reignited to force the development through.

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from Football | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2RHJ0T0