Scaroni admits San Donato is no longer the primary option: “Already spent €40 million” | OneFootball

The AC Milan stadium situation has taken several turns so far, and there are likely to be several more. Today, Paolo Scaroni spoke about the current state of affairs and gave an update on the club’s investment in the San Donato region.

Milan have gone back and forth when deciding on a new stadium. Originally when a San Siro renovation became possible in January, there was an immediate rejection, with the Rossoneri instead preferring to look at their project in San Donato.

However, it seemed that the club made a U-turn late in the San Siro proceedings, and the Diavolo were seemingly considering the prospect, given the large amount that would be saved in comparison to moving to a new ground.

Last week, there were suggestions that Gerry Cardinale had listed some of his shares, and whilst a RedBird spokesperson stated that the report was false, there were suggestions that the club could have to offset €1.5 billion to pay off the Elliott Management vendor loan and new stadium.

Today, Scaroni offered a new update on the stadium and suggested that San Donato was no longer the main focus.

“Years ago I was one of the first to say that San Siro is old and I proposed tearing it down to build a new one. They looked at me badly because I wanted to knock down the Scala del Calcio. They knocked down Wembley in London. Clubs need modern stadiums, we are many years behind abroad.

“The hypothesis we are evaluating is the first one, which is to build a new stadium next to the San Siro. Even this morning I heard the mayor of Milan. Then we, as Milan, are also keeping alive the San Donato hypothesis, for this project we have already spent €40 million.”