AC Milan took an extra step in a transfer away from the long-lasting San Siro with the acquisition of land to construct a brand new stadium, a supply near the matter confirmed on Friday. The northern Italian giants at the moment share the San Siro Stadium to the north-west of town with rivals Inter Milan. AC Milan have now acquired a 256,000 sq. metre plot within the San Donato municipality to the south-east of town, 15 kilometres from the San Siro. According to the Italian press, talks between the municipality of San Donato and native residents will enter a decisive part subsequent week with a view to a doable constructing allow being issued.

Last September, AC Milan introduced that it had set its sights on San Donato for a 70,000-seater stadium, with out specifying the doable date of its inauguration. 

San Siro, whose official title is the Giuseppe-Meazza Stadium, is an iconic 80,000-seater construction in-built 1926, however which now not meets the wants of golf equipment regardless of its modernisation for the 1990 World Cup. 

Both golf equipment initially wished to knock down the San Siro and construct a brand new stadium adjoining that they might share with an space devoted to sports activities, leisure, and buying.

But this joint challenge was deserted after officers deemed the city-owned San Siro to be of “cultural interest”.

In 2026, San Siro will host the opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Olympics.

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