San Siro: Inter, Milan and the Municipality of Milan, general agreement for the sale

The new San Siro today is definitely more likely than yesterday. This Wednesday in mid -July was the day that could have put the Milan and Inter project to buy the Meazza area with serious risk, break down the stadium almost totally and build another next to it. Instead, two positive news came for supporters of the new system.

The Tar’s pronunciation on San Siro

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The first: the Tar of Lombardy rejected the request for suspension relating to the sale of the stadium and the surrounding areas presented by the “Meazza Committee”. At the center of the appeal, the interpretation of the historical-architectural bond on the second ring: according to the Municipality it will start on November 10, 2025, according to the committee it has already taken. The latter interpretation would make demolition impossible and, therefore, the whole project of the new San Siro. According to the judges, on the other hand, “the assessments expressed in the preliminary opinion of the competent Superintendency do not appear implausible”: in substance, the key date of 10 November is valid set by the Superintendency.

The legal debate on the stadium

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The match in court, however, did not end, not only for the judicial earthquake that yesterday led to the request for arrest for the well -known real estater Manfredi Catella and the councilor for urban planning of the Municipality of Milan, Giancarlo Tancredi. “The story is still standing in front of the TAR, the Court of Auditors, the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the Anac,” said Luigi Corbani, president of the “Meazza Si Committee”. Not only that, the Committee will aim to recognize an existing bond in the West Tribune, leveraging on an opinion of the 2023 Superintendency that recalled the value of the tribune as a “exposed archive” due to the presence of some plates and epigraphs.

The Club-Commune Agreement

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The second novelty is equally important: Inter, Milan and the Municipality have substantially found an agreement on the price of the stadium and the surrounding areas. Tensions have been overcome and work is worked on the definition of legal details. In essence, the agreement for the sale of San Siro and areas for 197 million, a figure established by the Revenue Agency, with the sharing by the Municipality of Milan at some costs, is one step away. Which? Probably those relating to disposal and reclamation. Prudence is mandatory but a road is traced and the time is holding. The reasons that lead to the agreement are understandable. The two clubs have all the interest in having a stadium in the city and sharing it to divide the costs. The Municipality must prevent the teams from moving elsewhere – for example in San Donato, where Milan has already worked on a project – and San Siro remains an unproductive monument, used occasionally for concerts.

The clause

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And then, we proceed with the meetings. In the contract between Palazzo Marino, Inter and Milan, a clause is likely to be inserted for which the sale would be declared nothing if, in the future, a court will already declare the constraint. Prudence, still prudence, with a common hope in the three parts involved: that the lawyers, in the long run, deal with anything else. Not easy.