Milan and Inter want San Siro: What has to happen now | OneFootball

Milan and Inter have put forward their proposal to purchase the land at San Siro to build a new stadium, but there are some very precise deadlines and issues to be resolved.

The plan originally laid out by the two clubs in 2018 was to build a new arena in what is effectively the car park, then once that is completed, knock down the existing Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.

It was delayed and then rejected by the local and national authorities, so they looked at projects elsewhere to build individual stadiums outside the city walls, before being recalled to Plan A after six years of wasted time, money and effort.

However, the situation is far from resolved yet, as there are some specific deadlines they need to hit for this to work.

Why Milan and Inter still waiting for San Siro all-clear

MILAN, ITALY – NOVEMBER 03: A general view of the outside of the stadium prior to the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and Venezia at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on November 03, 2024 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images) San Siro

Among the reasons the first plan was rejected was the ban on tearing down the second tier of the Stadio Meazza, which will be active if there is no sale from November 10, 2025.

This is one of a few rules that were created to protect buildings of historic importance, but have effectively been used to prevent the restructuring of dilapidated stadiums in Italy instead.

Milan and Inter have offered €197m to buy the land around the San Siro area of the city, but it depends on the local authorities confirming it is a feasible project and that it is in the public interest.

Those need to be confirmed by June 30, 2025, so that the purchase agreement can be completed by July 31, 2025.

If those deadlines are not met, then the entire project could collapse yet again and force the clubs back to Square One.