AC Milan have not fully given up on the idea of moving to San Donato yet, a report claims, and Inter could follow them there.
On Thursday, there was a debate inside the City Hall between council members regarding the sale of San Siro to Milan and Inter. The decisive vote is on Monday, and at the moment it seems too close to call regarding whether it will be approved or not.
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If the clubs were to be denied the chance to buy the current stadium and surrounding area, then they would not be able to build a new home there. In that case, alternative solutions must be studied.
San Donato still an option
According to La Repubblica, Milan have retained their San Donato site as a potential Plan B, having invested €55m in the area which is in the south east of the city.
Not only that, but they report that Inter may follow their city rivals if the San Siro sale does not get voted through, suggesting that a join project could remain on the cards.
Inter had an option on a plot of land in Rozzano, on the other side of the city, but the option expired and it is anticipated that other companies will now purchase the area.
Everything hinges on Monday’s vote though, especially given that the two clubs have even gone so far as to pick the architectural studios that would work on the design.
I hope the vote goes against us, Milan is forced to build a new stadium in San Donato, AND does it without merda Inter.
In 10 years that will be seen as a crushial turning point that took Milan from a small club to a club on level with the premier league clubs in terms of financial muscles.
We will never be a superpower in Europe without our own arena. Thats how it is today. The TV rights for Italian football will never come close to those of La Liga and Premier League, so other revenue streams is a must.
Even with our own arena, Italian clubs Will never be on par with PL clubs. They will be in much better shape than they are now, but the PL has an insurmountable advantage when it comes to TV deals and just the way the English economy is set up to be much more free market than Italy’s. The fact that it takes 15 years (and counting) to develop a new stadium, and that most current stadiums are publicly owned is illustrative. This will not change, because you’d need to change the very nature of Italy. Nevermind the fact that the English diaspora is enormous compared to the Italian one, which is why the PL had such marketability in the first place. People in North America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Oceania all have some sort of connection/affinity to the UK. While Italian diaspora is quite large in and of itself, it does not match the English one, what with the history of colonialism and culture.
No, don’t allow Inter to join in our new stadium project
I hope we build our own stadium without inter for the sake of pride and club value. But from financial point of view, Milan may think otherwise. Co owning a stadium with inter doesn’t make sense to me, not in today’s competitive football ecosystems
I guess you halve the costs of building it.
But will also halve many of the future revenues.