Asked if there’s a possibility that he might offer Ashley a quick return on his investment, Mr King said: “As people will see I have spent my life trading and building businesses so I am all for any discussions with the new owner if he’s willing to get some of the money that he’s put in to keep the building operating, and allowing us to play our couple of games there, and just wants some of that back with a little bit extra, then we’d be more than willing to entertain that, of course.”
That doesn't sound like a dogmatic desire to own the whole stadium complex to me. Leaves room for some kind of mutually beneficial deal, although Ashley may be more of a 100% or nothing guy.