Prague 3 and FK Viktora Žižkov: The town hall will rent the stadium
The club was bought in January last year by businessman Martin Louda, who he then tried unsuccessfully to negotiate the purchase of the stadium with the town hall. This year, he sold the event to the Chairman of the Board of Directors Milan Richter and to the members of the Board of Directors Jiří Rýv. Due to the poor condition of the club stadium he threatened to lose his second-league license, but eventually obtained it.
The management of Prague 3 is about to sell it stadium was negative on the grounds that the club did not provide sufficient guaranteesy that the stadium and the land on which it is located will be permanently used for sports. According to representatives of the town hall management, they would prefer a long-term lease. According to Ptáček, the town hall finally agreed on this with the new owners of the club. “We are in agreement with the football club, we have agreed terms,” he said.
Richter also confirmed this to ČTK. “The contract was created on the basis of four-month, five-month work and negotiations,The draft agreement envisages a 30-year lease for a symbolic rent and an investment of 25 million crowns by the city district in the reconstruction by the end of next year. The agreement includes that the stadium will continue to fulfill its current sports function. pre-emption right in case the city district decides to hand over the stadium in the future.
The draft agreement will be dealt with by the city district representatives next week, but according to Ptáček, it will not be voted on yet because the details need to be finalized. With regard to the pre-emption right, according to him, the Prague City Hall will also have to agree. The mayor added that although the lease agreement can only be approved by the city council, he expects to submit it for approval by the deputies. According to him, they should vote on it next year.