Inter president Beppe Marotta has confirmed the intention to present a bid for San Siro and the surrounding areas along with AC Milan.
Despite the purchase of the land in San Donato for around €40m and the contradictory words of Paolo Scaroni, it seems that both of the Milan clubs now seem to be oriented towards building the new stadium in the San Siro area.
As per the latest plans outlined, the new facility should be built where the current stadium’s car park is. The capacity should be approximately 71,500 of which 13,000 dedicated to hospitality or premium seating.
The idea is that construction would can start at the beginning of 2027 and then conclude in 2030. Then, partial demolition work on the current San Siro can begin, but part of it will be preserved including the Curva Sud.
Speaking at a press conference after the shareholders’ meeting, Marotta was asked about the future regarding the stadium project and his comments were relayed by MilanPress.
“The new stadium is the biggest challenge of all. The gap in revenue generated by the stadium between us and our international competitors represents a burden that Inter must get rid of as soon as possible,” he said.
“We are on the right path and we trust that the process, which sees Inter and Milan together, will be completed in a reasonable time.
“A proposal will be made shortly for an offer relating to the acquisition of the current area of San Siro and the adjacent area, I will not add anything else for confidentiality. It is one of the main objectives of our ownership.”
So the game was put a plan together see it rejected by the council, call their bluff, return full circle to said plan several years later. Have enough palms been greased and has everyone had their pound of flesh now. What has happened or changed for this now to be a viable route considering they also within that time, placed prohibition on the 3rd ring as it held significant national importance, which I think we’ve since learnt can be bypassed. Something very powerful is still pulling the strings that’s for certain.
So much BS….. Neither club clearly has money to build their own stadium. San Siro isn’t viable for anything. An old relic in a new world. Wembly, Highbury, timeless shrines to football were torn down and new stadiums were built. Because people in charge have a vision and are moving forward.
But not in Italy, No Sir. In Italy we hold on to old relic. Heck, the whole league is an old relic that can’t even market its product properly. Eff up after eff up ran by incompetent people.
RedBird is stalling for time. Not sure why. To either sell the club and make this someone else’s problem with deeper pockets, or to find investors to pitch in. The problem, mentioned above, is that Serie A is so unattractive to foreign investors that no one will come in and put their money in.
Americans only so far… but some do it well (Atalanta) and others are terrible at it (Milan).
Have you read about the plans of the stadium? The stadium is being torn down. They are just leaving part of it to become a museum and it is the part of the Curva Sud. They are building a new one on the same place. That does not mean anything. Look at the Bernabeu. They remodelled and it is even better than many new stadiums. Also, I’ve spoken to a few British friends who said they don’t like the new Wembley because, to them, it doesn’t have the same character as the older English stadiums. It just goes to show how important history and atmosphere are in a stadium, even if it’s modernized.
Wasn’t Highbury turned into condos or a development for residences? Back in the day a good buddy of mine was an Arsenal fan and recall talking about that. My memory is not what it used to be though
But yes I agree with the rest. Neither club seem willing to build their own stadium. It would be too costly. This, as with things Redbird, is the cheapest way to achieve their goals
Atalanta are not 100% owned by Americans. Percassi’s still have their 45% share of Atalanta, and also kept their positions of Chairman and CEO.
Unlike these rotten egomaniacs in power who thought they can do everything by themselves.
Results of both are obvious.
Liverpool are so the nationality of the owners isn’t the issue. How it is ran is, and we can all agree that you have to start with the foundation – respecting the history and building from the sporting foundation of a historic club. On the revenue side, they did get much of it right, shame it is/was a bit empty overall.