Napoli training ground delayed, Castel Volturno stay until 2027 | OneFootball

The relocation of Napoli to a new sports center is no longer a short-term goal. According to reports from Repubblica, the idea of leaving Castel Volturno has been officially postponed: “the eviction of the Azzurri has indeed been frozen until 2027, awaiting the start of the process for the new sports center.”

Napoli, new sports center delayed again: stay at Castel Volturno confirmed until 2027

A decision that pushes back by at least three years the operational start of the future “Casa del Napoli” project, effectively postponing any logistical and organizational changes for the team.

Training resumes without technical changes, but the infrastructural scenario changes

Upon resuming activities at Castel Volturno, no significant updates emerged regarding the group's work or Conte's instructions. The real news concerns the club's strategy: the club has chosen to extend the agreement for the use of the current Training Center, dismissing the possibility of an imminent move that had been speculated in recent months.

“News instead about the future of the Training Center: the eviction of the Azzurri has been frozen until 2027,” reports Repubblica, highlighting how the entire process for the realization of the future sports center is far from the operational phase.

Landscape constraints and bureaucracy: reasons for the delay

The central issue is not of a sporting nature, but urban and cultural. The 240,000 square meters identified in Succivo, in the province of Caserta, present a significant landscape constraint due to the presence of the Casale di Teverolaccio, a historic-monumental complex protected by the Ministry of Culture since 1993 and surrounded by an agricultural area subject to indirect constraint since 2007.

The Superintendency has established strict rules:

prohibition of construction within 100 meters of the Aragonese tower;

maximum height of new structures set at 4.50 meters;

obligation to maintain the visual, environmental, and historical protection of the entire context;

need to obtain a preliminary opinion for any building intervention.

It is therefore not just a matter of technical timing, but a complex administrative path that requires a balance between infrastructural development and the protection of cultural heritage.

The role of local politics: what is needed to start the project

The mayor of Succivo, Salvatore Papa, confirmed that the identified area is currently classified as an agricultural zone and that any intervention would require an urban planning amendment to the PUC, as well as a conference of services between the Municipality, the Campania Region, and the Superintendency. A process that, realistically, can take months if not years.

Repubblica also highlights a relevant aspect: the Casale di Teverolaccio is not just an administrative constraint, but an identity symbol of the territory. The Superintendency has already expressed a favorable opinion on the area's redevelopment, but every step must strictly adhere to landscape prescriptions.

De Laurentiis and the issue of regulations: “Laws are needed to overcome bureaucratic hurdles”

The current situation indirectly echoes the words recently spoken by Aurelio De Laurentiis in an interview with “7”, the magazine of Corriere della Sera. The president emphasized the need for “laws that simplify processes related to stadiums and sports infrastructures,” including the Superintendencies among the entities that slow down projects.

A reference that is anything but generic, which today appears perfectly in line with the situation in Succivo.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇮🇹 here.