AC MILAN AND Inter have taken the first official steps to replacing their existing San Siro ground with a new 60,000-seater stadium after filing a proposal with local authorities.
Commonly known as San Siro for the district of Milan in which it is situated, Stadio Giuseppe Meazza is one of the most iconic grounds in European football, having hosted 1990 World Cup matches and four European Cup/Champions League finals.
But it has long needed significant regeneration and Rossoneri president Paolo Scaroni in June revealed plans to demolish the stadium and replace it with a state-of-the-art arena.
Milan and Inter confirmed they initiated the process on Wednesday in a joint statement, with their new home set to hold approximately 60,000 people.
The release read: “AC Milan and Inter filed with the municipality of Milan the technical and economic feasibility study for the new Milan stadium and its multifunctional district.
“The proposal to the local institutions marks a first official step by the clubs, beginning a shared journey together with the municipality towards constructing a modern, sustainable and accessible urban district in the San Siro area, built around a new world-class stadium.
“The documentation submitted by the clubs consists of a detailed technical and engineering study which does not yet include an architectural component.”
AC Milan had released this concept back in 2015:
The clubs expect to create an estimated 3,500 jobs as part of a regeneration project in the entire San Siro area that is predicted to cost €1.2billion.
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What a fantastic new design, very impressive
@Roy Ska Butler: eh €1’200’000’000? I’d be expecting it to be a bit better
@James: not just the stadium. The whole project
@Roy Ska Butler: i wasn’t to impressed with the design, from a lot of angles it’s hard to tell it’s a football stadium, I think spurs did a fantastic job with theirs really nice new stadium.
@Devilsavocado: unless they’re going to play on 3/4g pitch, the finished stadium won’t be anything like the concept for practical reasons like sunshine….
That video is of AC Milan’s proposed new stadium from few yrs back that was scrapped!
@BitDub1878: four year old video…
Looks like someone cut/pasted a football pitch into the middle of a shopping centre.
It’s a fine greenhouse bit flashy but will do the job
What’s wrong with the old one?
I was in it and Croker is the same.
Time for GAA to knock it?
Kinda like the proposed new Dalymount. Only a little bigger. And a bit more expensive.