



The Chicago Fire and Major League Soccer are in negotiations with the Village of Bridgeview to move out of SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Ill., and relocate to Soldier Field in downtown Chicago, multiple sources with knowledge of the negotiations told The Athletic.



The discussions began more than a year ago, but the deal is not yet complete, the sources said. A buyout would allow the Fire to get out from under a stadium lease that was signed in 2005 and runs through the end of the 2036 season.



The sources said they were unable to provide any insight as to a potential price of the buyout.



Some details of the deal first emerged on social media via the Twitter account of a Fire fan, James Vlahakis, who formerly worked for the club as outside counsel and is currently suing the team and president Nelson Rodriguez in an unrelated matter alleging assault, discrimination, conspiracy, and malicious prosecution.



Asked about the negotiations, the...