Atletico Madrid's goal of moving to their new stadium at the start of the 16-17 season has taken another hit.
A €240 million scheme to develop former 20,000-capacity La Peineta athletics stadium into an ultra-modern 69,000-seater football ground, was announced by Atletico back in 2009.
The project has been hit by setbacks including planning issues, the bursting a property bubble in Spain and Madrid's unsuccessful bid to host the 2020 Olympics.
El Pais say that Atletico are not willing to pay an extra €40 million which is now being requested by the regional authorities, and have "an ace up their sleeve" as the original agreement included an "indemnification" of €200 million due to the club should the move not take place.