Raimondo: A 'calculated strategic pivot' - why San Donato could be key to Milan's NBA plot
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Raimondo: A 'calculated strategic pivot' - why San Donato could be key to Milan's NBA plot
""The possibility of Milan's stadium in the San Francesco area ended when Milan decided to purchase the San Siro area with Inter Milan to build their stadium there. We acknowledge this legitimate decision, but it is an alternative to the San Francesco proposal," he said. "Both Milan and we are certainly interested in developing that area with a project that has the characteristics of being of supra-local interest, of high quality, and with a sporting vocation. Milan have already presented us with alternatives in recent months, which must be followed by a concrete project proposal.""
""The Program Agreement (ADP) was the instrument required to build a stadium with approximately 70,000 seats. It was a complex process that included significant urban planning changes, new rail and road infrastructure, and a significant impact on the local area, and it officially ended yesterday.""
""The program stems from the original 'Sportlifecity' project, approved between 2018 and 2019. It envisioned a project with predefined volumes, including an indoor arena seating approximately 20,000. Gerry Cardinale has never hidden his goal of transforming Milan into a media and entertainment company. This is important context for the increasingly insistent rumours surrounding the NBA Europe project, which could enter a decisive phase by March 202""
AC Milan will not build a new stadium in San Donato after choosing to purchase the San Siro area jointly with Inter Milan to develop a stadium there. The San Francesco site, owned by Milan, remains available for redevelopment with a supra-local, high-quality project with a sporting vocation. Milan and the Municipality of San Donato Milanese have discussed alternative proposals and await a concrete project submission. The Program Agreement for a c.70,000-seat stadium has officially ended. The original Sportlifecity plan included an indoor arena of roughly 20,000 seats. RedBird Capital is reported to be considering a strategic pivot toward a large multipurpose indoor arena, aligned with media and entertainment ambitions and NBA Europe speculation potentially advancing by March.
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