Giuseppe Marotta admitted that he has some concerns regarding the timeframe for AC Milan and Inter’s new stadium to be built.
In case you missed it, Milan and Inter have recently taken an important step towards building a new stadium together by putting forward the DocFap, which is the formal document containing the proposal to buy San Siro and the surrounding areas.
The two clubs expressed an interest in building a ‘new San Siro’ all the way back in 2019 but the various bits of bureaucracy and the obstacles put in their way caused them to look in other directions. Milan even bought land down in San Donato for €55m, but have now turned back to San Siro.
Just like six years ago, Marotta has his concerns about the timing of the process and he is ‘sceptical’ about the project coming to fruition, as he said during an event organised by newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore yesterday.
“In the last 10 years, 153 stadiums have been built in Europe, three of which are in Italy. The bureaucratic process is complicated in our country. The day after we filed the purchase proposal, a complaint was made to the Prosecutor’s Office, which rightly took action,” he said (via FI).
“We are facing several situations that are far from a true investment. Inter and Milan are willing to invest heavily, even though Italy is the only country where there is no support from the state.
“I’m more sceptical about the process; there are timelines to be respected because investors can wait, but not for too long.”
PIF can’t wait to buy Milan and deal with this.
PIF was an April Fools day joke.
They ain’t gonna buy anything in Italy.
It’s crazy how the bureaucracy in Italy blocks these new stadiums being built.
Not only is it a competitive disadvantage for Italian clubs but also it will be more and more detrimental to Italian cities hosting Euros, Champions League finals, etc, etc.
Leaving a significant driver of new jobs and new revenue untapped.
Have said and thinking the same. I mean, if there are any Italians here who know why they are doing it, please explain?
Yes; can someone please enlighten me and explain what exactly are all these mysterious “bureaucratic delays” that have held up the project since 2019, that is, for over 5 years? Is it that Italians like to shoot themselves in the foot? Perhaps Oliver Fisher could write an article addressing this issue.
Mafia
I’m not Italian, but i can try to explain, maybe an Italian can correct me if i’m wrong. Mafia holds grip on vonstruction business and for that reason projects need more money to be completed, they are ofted delayed, and in some cases, they are completely pushed aside via corrupt politicians. The best example is the Strait of Messina bridge, building of that bridge was announce from like 10 different governments, but they all failed due to mafia’s strong influence.
construction business*
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