Raiders’ Coliseum deal hits last-minute snag

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A lease deal between the Raiders and the Coliseum Authority to keep the team in Oakland for 2019 has hit a glitch.

“We have one significant open issue that needs to be resolved,” Coliseum Authority executive director Scott McKibben said Wednesday.

McKibben declined to say what the snag was. However, sources say it involves the finances and taxes of the Raiders’ headquarters and training facility in Alameda. The team pays $525,000 annual rent for the training facility.

“Hopefully, we will be able to settle it,” McKibben said. “This could very likely put us in a position where there is not a deal.”

He said the issue arose in the past couple of days and that he would be discussing the matter with the Raiders on Wednesday with the hope of having it resolved by Friday.

McKibben said a lawsuit filed by Oakland against the Raiders is not a factor.

The proposed lease agreement would have the Raiders pay $7.5 million to play at the Coliseum in 2019. It also would include an option of $10.5 million for 2020 if the Raiders’ stadium in Las Vegas isn’t ready in time for that season.

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Phillip Matier is a San Francisco Chronicle columnist. Email: pmatier@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @philmatier