WORCESTER City look set to play their home games at Bromsgrove Sporting’s Victoria Ground from next season after ending their ground-share agreement with Kidderminster Harriers.

The Vanarama National League North club have been plying their trade at Aggborough since 2013 and had an option to extend their stay into a fourth season.

However, City chairman Anthony Hampson said the agreement was “unaffordable” as their rent had more than doubled from £21,000 a year to £45,000.

Worcester are likely to announce where they will be moving to in the “next two or three weeks” with Bromsgrove believed to be the preferred venue.

Sporting chairman Jon Prescott confirmed he had held talks with City and described a potential ground-share deal as a “win-win” for Bromsgrove and Worcester.

“We would love to have them here,” he said.

“It would help both Bromsgrove Sporting and Worcester City financially because if they came here it would be somewhat cheaper than what they are paying at Kidderminster, which is costing them an arm and a leg.

“There have been discussions along the line but until anything is signed and sealed there are no guarantees.

“It is the same with any job. You apply for it and until you get a piece of paper that says ‘You’ve got it’, you have not got it yet. There is no deal signed, so I am relying on Worcester making up their mind and deciding which direction they are going.”

Prescott spent 14 years as a City director before stepping down in 2008 and said he was determined to help keep the club afloat while in exile.

“We have got to hope and pray somebody at Worcester City Council sees sense and realises having the club back in Worcester is the right thing to do,” he said.

“I’d like to help the club get back into the city and if that means saving them some money to come here, then that’s what we want to do.”

Having recently had new turnstiles installed, Prescott said the Victoria Ground was at Grade B standard, so it can host sixth-tier football despite Sporting playing four divisions below City.

He also stressed the town had good transports links to Worcester as the 144 bus stops close to the ground, which is located around 14 miles away from the city centre.

Worcester must have an agreement in place by March 31 and club secretary John Jordan said City’s fans had no reason to feel “uneasy” about the situation.

“We know what the timelines are and that’s what we are sticking to,” Jordan said.

“But I will say clearly we would not have given notice to Kidderminster if we weren’t confident something else would be put in its place.

“It is just a case of tying up loose ends and we will be making an announcement as soon as we can.”

Hampson said City “thoroughly enjoyed” their Harriers stay but the best decision for their future was to leave.

“There is no doubt Aggborough is a first-class venue to play football and one we leave reluctantly,” he said. “However, as a board we have to look at the long-term viability of Worcester City FC.

“It is clear, with ongoing delays surrounding our return to Worcester, remaining at Aggborough is unaffordable to us in the long term. We must pursue alternatives.”