With AC Milan and the purchase of San Siro, the story has never been easy, and it seems there is another twist yet to be had in the tale.
In the past few days, Milan and Inter have sent their combined proposal to buy the stadium, after a few months of back and forth – something which has massively frustrated the council, causing Beppe Sala to speak on the matter regularly.
With a price seemingly agreed, there is a hope that things will be completed before the summer, which allows plans to be made rather swiftly. However, there seems to be another bump in the road, with Corriere di Milano (via Milan News) reporting that the sale is to be investigated.
The morning’s report states that the Prosecutor’s Office have ‘stepped in’ regarding the sale of the stadium to the two clubs, and whilst there are no suspects or ‘hypotheses of crime’ there is a feeling that the price may damage the public coffers.
Due to a complaint, led by Luigi Corbani, who was formerly the deputy mayor of Milano, there will be a full investigation into the matter, with some even seeing the price as ‘a gift’ to the Rossoneri and Nerazzurri, which some believe should not be the case.
Surprise surprise Italy is doing everything it can to stay in the Middle Ages
Haha With this kind of red tape, the new stadium will be ready by the middle of the century.
Inter and Milan may as well just split and head to Rosso and San Donato instead. This Municipality is doing everything in it’s power to keep the rent money flowing in from both clubs.
These lazy, disgusting politicians.
Isn’t there one place in or around Milan that would gladly have the stadium there, where the locals wouldn’t complain and the local council would approve it? You couldn’t find that in 3 years? And someone is telling me these Americans are really capable.
San Donato says hi.
San Donato locals say hi to you. What are you talking about? No, they didn’t find what I wrote. Obviously.
If they did the stadium would be on its way. And in reality it will be end of 2025 without a real plan.
Igo,why are you always trying to find ways t9 blame others over something that jeopardize everyone who wants to do business in Italy. For once, leave the management alone. There’s a reason Italy is in never gonna be competitive again in Europe, they still in Mussolini era with all poor attitude from them.
Juventus built their stadium 15 years ago. How about you trying being less of an actual mo*on and use your small brain? Is it maybe a conspiracy by Juventus? To stop others? What a mo*on. If Milan had competitive management the stadium foundations would already be laid out.
You try to blame Milan management because you just hate them but you could’ve said the same thing for Inter management because they’ve been trying also for years to build a stadium. Like Milan, they trued to build it outside of Milan, always the same opposition. In Italy, they have a big problem with changes.
Yes, that is why Juventus built their stadium 15 years ago. Because it is not possible. STFU.
1. Juventus had more of an incentive to push the project through as their old stadium was awful and really held them back.
2. Think it’s pretty clear that Juventus succeeding in building a new stadium is the exception rather that rule. The only other new stadium built in the last 20 years would be Udinese.
3. Torino is smaller than Milano. The Juventus ownership are big fish in that city with the connections to get the stadium project done. Meanwhile Milan couldn’t even attempt it in the Berlusconi ownership era.
I think there are reasonable grounds to say this is not all the ownerships fault.
In fact their commitment to buy San Donato and demonstrate a legitimate plan B is what has driven the situation to thos point. Dragging Inter with us on a San Siro ownership plan.
And yes, Inter is the same as Milan in that regard. Both clubs have US owners and they picked the management. And there is no stadium.
Milan had one of the most powerful people in Italy as an owner and he couldn’t build a stadium but yeah let’s paint a picture that Milan and Inter new owners are the reason for Italy being stuck in the 19th century.
So you want to tell me that Berlusconi was really trying to build the stadium but he couldn’t? Did not happen, you can write stupid lies, but that is lying. Not proving anything. The only time where it was an actual plan was in 2015, he has given it to his daughter Barbara (we all read about this, but I guess not you) and the negotiations and sale of Milan happened and it was stopped. It wasn’t that they couldn’t do it, but they were not the owners anymore. You’re a clown, but even clowns know what they’re talking about most of the time. You don’t.
You remember Mr Bee Taechaubol? That is what stopped the stadium, that whole story. After that failed, Berlusconi sold the club.
In reading the comments it seems like the last major stadium project to complete was 15 years ago.
I don’t believe any new project is currently under construction.
I don’t believe any such project is scheduled to be started in the next 3 years.
I am pretty sure FIFA has now put future international competition in Italy in jeopardy because of the condition of many existing stadiums.
There are motivated owners from several clubs with the funds to build but … There hasn’t been a significant stadium project in 15 years …
And out buddy Igor wants to blame the US. SMH it is clearly a systemic issue that is only a symptom of the larger political landscape in Italy.
Careful diving into your reasoning there Igor. You can break your neck in something that shallow.
Politicians have one job – get reelected. Until the system works in such a way that politicians lose elections if stadiums are not built, then …
Exactly
The Milano Mayor only got serious about selling the San Siro when he saw there was a realistic plan for Milan to move to San Donato.
So not only was the stadium rent income going to be lost but his fiefdom was going to lose out on drawing business into the area on match days.
I.e. local voters would lose confidence in him as a result.
Until that point he was happy to obfuscate and keep the status quo.
Italy politics lead by mafia & both Milan clubs owned by US loan shark, stadium idea is just marketing words to get more fans money for all of them,