AC Milan President Explains Complexity Of New San Siro Project: “Only First Half Is Over” | OneFootball

AC Milan president Paolo Scaroni delivered his verdict on the joint-purchase of San Siro and the surrounding areas with Inter Milan.

Speaking to Corriere della Sera via FCInterNews, the Rossoneri chief revealed the club’s plans for the land.

Earlier this week, the Milan City Council green-lighted the San Siro sale to AC Milan and Inter.

Therefore, the clubs can finally fulfill their dream of designing a new, state-of-the-art stadium in the area.

Despite receiving the city’s seal of approval, this is only the beginning of a long and arduous journey.

Indeed, construction of the new arena won’t start before early 2027.

Furthermore, the ultimate goal is to make the new San Siro available for hosting EURO 2032.

The current stadium doesn’t meet UEFA’s high standards.

As a result, Europe’s governing football body rejected San Siro’s application to host the 2027 Champions League football.

Now, Milan and Inter want to bring their stadium up to date and finally close the gap on Europe’s elite.

AC Milan President Paolo Scaroni Delivers Verdict on San Siro Purchase

MILAN, ITALY – APRIL 23: General view outside the stadium prior to the coppa Italia Semi Final match between FC Internazionale and AC Milan at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza San Siro on April 23, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

“It’s halftime. We’re ahead, but now the second half begins,” Scaroni admitted.

“It was a complex negotiation,” he maintained. “On renovation and partial demolition, legitimate but ideological positions emerged that needed to be overcome.

“The world changes. If it happened at Wembley, it can happen here. Now is not the time for obstacles…

“Speculation is the last thing on the clubs’ minds. Otherwise, we would have pushed the stadium law to build even more.

“Our focus is purely sporting. No sale is planned in the short or medium term.

“The project will create a facility capable of generating higher revenues, more usable and attractive spaces to draw fans in, so we can buy top players and win trophies like the biggest clubs.

“Nobody is walking away with money in their pockets,” Scaroni was adamant.

“San Siro is already the most beautiful stadium in the world to watch matches,” he continued.

“We know that, and for us, it’s essential to make it even better, with fans even closer and stands just as vertical, if not more.

“Euro 2032? That’s a natural deadline, not ours.

“But reaching it without a stadium in Milan would have been a serious issue for the entire country.”