AC Mila at present play their house video games at San Siro, a venue which they share with Inter Milan© AFP
AC Milan’s homeowners mentioned on Thursday they’ll construct a 70,000-capacity new stadium for the seven-time European champions that may function a multi-purpose venue. Milan and native rivals Inter, who each play on the historic San Siro, which is owned by the native authority, have been exploring choices to construct their very own separate stadiums on the outskirts of town. Final week the Milan metropolis authorities mentioned they nonetheless wished to work with each golf equipment on a doable revamp of the San Siro.
Gerry Cardinale, the founder and managing accomplice of RedBird Capital, which took management of Milan in 2022 in a 1.2 billion euro ($1.3 billion) deal, mentioned Italy’s financial capital was the proper location for a music and leisure venue in addition to a world class stadium.
“We will attempt to convey an American stadium and dwell occasion campus to Milan,” Cardinale instructed the Monetary Instances’ Enterprise of Soccer Summit in London.
“Of all of the cities in Europe, a merger between sports activities and music and dwell occasions for the followers, you’d assume Milan could be the proper place for that and that is what we are going to endeavour to do.
“That ought to be nice not just for Milan that ought to be good for Italy and Serie A.”
Cardinale added he hoped to create an organization able to constructing many extra new stadiums for Italian golf equipment.
Serie A has change into standard with American buyers lately and lots of are eager to maneuver away from publicly-owned stadiums to spice up the income streams of golf equipment.
Former Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who’s now working as an working accomplice for Cardinale’s RedBird, mentioned it was time for a “new starting” for the membership.
“Milan shouldn’t be the proprietor of San Siro. You wish to have your personal stadium and run issues your method,” mentioned Ibrahimovic.
“Nice recollections however there may be at all times a brand new starting and for me the brand new stadium shall be large particularly for the followers and the gamers when it will likely be completed.”
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