Overview
- He used a Bocconi forum to denounce the municipally owned ground, describing the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona as a “dump.”
- He contrasted matchday earnings by citing up to €14 million per Champions League date for Milan’s clubs versus roughly €3 million at Napoli’s current venue.
- He outlined a privately financed project targeting 70,000 seats, roughly 100–120 skyboxes, 8,000 parking spaces, and about 30 hectares of land.
- He argued a refurbishment would take six years, close sections of the stands, and further depress income because of the stadium’s layout with an athletics track.
- He blamed Italian bureaucracy and local officials for blocking progress, as the Milan clubs’ acquisition of San Siro this week highlighted a shift toward club-led redevelopment ahead of Euro 2032.