CorSera: Milan and Inter decide to continue with shared stadium – the reasons | OneFootball

A report this morning has made the claim that AC Milan and Inter have decided that they will build a new stadium together after all, despite the previously declared plans to build separately.

According to Corriere della Sera (via Calciomercato.com), the two clubs have been thinking about going their separate ways for some time and after five years of project pitches, land acquisitions, meetings, committees and public debates, there is yet another twist.

The City Council have put forward the San Siro renovation project in an attempt to get Milan and Inter to reconsider, and it seems to have worked. They expect final decision at least on the San Siro issue by the end of the month and the vision of the two ownerships is very similar.

What is pushing the two clubs to remain in cohabitation is mainly a question of costs. The two clubs have been making a business plan for a long time and the data suggests that the cost to build a new stadium each would be over €1bn, while the revenues to recover the expense are too low to quickly recoup it.

The idea behind sharing a renovated San Siro is that it will be similar to the Metlife Stadium that the New York Giants and New York Jets of the NFL call home. They share the stadium, but LED customisations inside and outside as well as other amenities make fans of each team feel like it is just their stadium once a fortnight.

Milan and Inter will meet with Mayor Beppe Sala on Friday to discuss the San Siro plan, while they have concerns that the €400m projected by Webuild to renovate the stadium is far too low. If the Meazza were not feasible, they could build a shared stadium elsewhere in the city.

The clubs are exchanging documents to study their respective projects, because the belief in sharing the facility remains firm.