AC Milan and Inter new stadium plans are well underway, with both clubs setting in motion an ambitious proposal to move into their new home by 2030. It starts with plans to purchase the current San Siro and its surrounding land, and the clubs are drafting in help from the anti-mafia office to remove criminals from matchday operations.
AC Milan and Inter New Stadium Plans
Are AC Milan and Inter leaving San Siro? After plans to renovate the existing stadium were scrapped last year, it appears Milan will be getting a new soccer cathedral.
AC Milan and Inter new stadium plans include a large-scale redevelopment project of the surrounding area, as well as a new 70,000-plus seater, estimated to cost in excess of $1 billion.
Parts of the iconic San Siro are expected to be kept or renovated into museums and club shops, with authorities stating that it has a ‘cultural interest’ and cannot be entirely demolish.
Iconic British architect Norman Foster will design the new stadium.
Both Clubs Intend to Purchase the San Siro From Milan City Council
The first step in pressing forward to ensure they stick to the 2030 deadline is purchasing the stadium itself, and the surrounding area.
It is currently owned by the Milan city council, as it largely customary in Italy. Only Juventus, Sassuolo, Udinese and Atalanta own their own stadiums in Serie A, and the Milanese are hoping that by securing ownership, they can take full control of the processes in rolling out a new stadium.
However, one of the overriding factors in Inter and Milan’s decision to purchase the stadium is to remedy the criminality that has wormed its way into match days.
A large-scale investigation into mafia-controlled ticket rackets and food stalls at the San Siro is ongoing, which has seen many high-profile Inter and Milan ‘ultras’ arrested for their involvement.
Gazzetta dello Sport say that both clubs are working in tandem with the Milan Prosector Office and anti-mafia officials to rid the San Siro of organized crime.
Plans to streamline matchday processes include disabling the ability to share season tickets with others, as well as facial recognition systems.
Both Simone Inzaghi and Hakan Calhanoglu were handed one-match bans for their interactions with ultras groups last season.
Players will now be asked to avoid ‘bowing to the ultras’, whilst matchday commentators must stop blaming the ‘lack of ultras’ on results.
Officials in the prosecution office, and from the clubs themselves, are hoping to use this as an opportunity to instil a cultural shift, away from crumbling under the pressure of the mafia.
Cash out betting sites have both Milan teams among the favorites for the Scudetto next season.
