Marotta ‘sceptical’ about Milan and Inter’s stadium plan and investors’ patience | OneFootball

Giuseppe Marotta admitted that he has some concerns regarding the timeframe for AC Milan and Inter’s new stadium to be built.

In case you missed it, Milan and Inter have recently taken an important step towards building a new stadium together by putting forward the DocFap, which is the formal document containing the proposal to buy San Siro and the surrounding areas.

The two clubs expressed an interest in building a ‘new San Siro’ all the way back in 2019 but the various bits of bureaucracy and the obstacles put in their way caused them to look in other directions. Milan even bought land down in San Donato for €55m, but have now turned back to San Siro.

Just like six years ago, Marotta has his concerns about the timing of the process and he is ‘sceptical’ about the project coming to fruition, as he said during an event organised by newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore yesterday.

“In the last 10 years, 153 stadiums have been built in Europe, three of which are in Italy. The bureaucratic process is complicated in our country. The day after we filed the purchase proposal, a complaint was made to the Prosecutor’s Office, which rightly took action,” he said (via FI).

“We are facing several situations that are far from a true investment. Inter and Milan are willing to invest heavily, even though Italy is the only country where there is no support from the state.

“I’m more sceptical about the process; there are timelines to be respected because investors can wait, but not for too long.”