AC Milan president Paolo Scaroni has confirmed that the new stadium with Inter will be ready for 2024 and has claimed that it will be the most beautiful stadium in the world.
The two clubs have been joint tenants of San Siro since just after the second World War and will once again share a new state of the art stadium which will be built opposite San Siro, which is set to be demolished as part of the clubs’ grand plans.
The clubs have two different architectural groups vying to build the stadium which will be part of a newly renovated San Siro district, which will contain plenty of green space as well as commercial space and places for citizens to work out.
“I think we are on the right track. The city council made us a proposal that we don’t like very much because it has reduced our ability for construction, but we accepted it because it should resolve the political part of the situation,” Scaroni explained in an interview with Italian daily newspaper Corriere della Sera, which appeared in today’s print edition.
He then went on to share his optimism and admitted that it would be difficult for the Milan city council to reject a project which will employ thousands of people.
“Today I am reasonably optimistic, it seems to me that the city council has embraced the project to have a new stadium and the opposition also sees it favourably.
“It is hard to say no to a project that employs 3000 people, in such a big city. It will be the most beautiful stadium in the world.”
Next he provided some further details such as when the stadium will be ready.
“The stadium will be ready for 2024. There will be a phase in which the new stadium will be completed and San Siro will still be standing: the mayor will decide where to perform the ceremony, it would seem strange not to use the new stadium.
“Then the refurbishment of San Siro will start, which will cost us €74 million and will allow parts of San Siro to be salvaged.”
