OXFORD United players could train every day at a new £25m sports complex built in the grounds of Peers School in Littlemore.

The plans for Oxford United to have a base at the comprehensive school are at an early stage, but form part of a raft of proposals for revitalising the club.

They were unveiled at a United fans' forum on Thursday night. Ian Lenagan, who has a 50 per cent share in Woodstock Partners Ltd with United chairman Nick Merry, revealed a series of proposals, which include trying to buy the Kassam Stadium for £13m from former chairman Firoz Kassam within two years.

In March, Peers School received approval from the Government to become the city's first flagship academy, and key figures at United see this as a potential opportunity for the club. Owen McGovern, Oxford United's youth and community manager, said: "What we want as a football club marries up with what the school is trying to achieve in terms of physical education, so it's a no-brainer that we should work together when the school is redeveloped.

"But we want to reassure other schools that we won't be working just with Peers."

The Sandy Lane school is expected to reopen as an independent academy in a £30m project, backed by the Diocese of Oxford.

It would specialise in sport, maths and IT, and take its first pupils in September 2008, but new school buildings are not likely to be completed until September, 2010.

Simon Abercrombie, of Peers School's senior management team, said: "The school is being rebuilt and football will be our main sport, so I would like Oxford United to be able to use the new facilities to train here on a daily basis.

"Pupils will be able to see players training and that will help them to aspire to great achievements themselves.

"I would also like the under-18s players to be involved with mentoring some of our students.

"Football will be our lead sport, but we are also interested in tennis and dance. We have already formed very strong links with the club, and facilities could also include third-generation pitches, a gym, and a sports science lab."

In September, the Oxford United Football Academy, a venture between the club and Peers School, will be launched.

The initiative, one of the first of its kind in the country, will take in 25 students and offer professional football coaching alongside academic qualifications.

Gordon Joyner, deputy director of the Oxford Diocese's board of education, said he had had a meeting with Mr Merry and Mr McGovern to explore the proposal.

Oxford United's training base is at Milton Heights, near Didcot, but Mr Merry and Mr Lenagan want a base closer to home.

Since Mr Merry's consortium bought out Firoz Kassam, the U's have invested more money in youth development.

This year, the club invested £137,928 in youth development, and plans to spend a further £100,000 next year.