" Seattle officials have been in talks for eight months on plans to build a new arena, and they have an eye on the Sacramento Kings, according to news reports this weekend in Seattle.

The Seattle Times reported it obtained documents Friday indicating that city's mayor's office has been working behind the scenes with a San Francisco businessman who hopes to buy a team and bring it to Seattle if an arena can be financed.

The documents include an email updating Seattle officials on Sacramento's efforts to build a new arena to keep the Kings here, the Times reported. Seattle, which lost the SuperSonics to Oklahoma City several years ago, has tried and failed several times to replace its undersized Key Arena. Seattle voters have placed stringent controls on arena financing. "