New Milan Stadium is ready in 2030, says AC Milan chairman

The new football stadium of Milan, due to replacement of the historic Sano site, will be ready on time for the start of the Serie A-season 2030-2031, said AC Milan chairman Paolo Scaroni in an interview published on Saturday.

AC Milan leads the project, which has won approval from the city council this week, alongside City Rivals Inter. The nearly age -old San Siro will be knocked down in favor of a more modern facility.

«Our goal is to complete the stadium in 2030,» Scaroni told Financial Paper Milan FinanceAdding that works should start in 2027.

First the clubs must unsubscribe when purchasing the old land, a necessary step for demolition. Scaroni said that this should happen by the end of the month.

It will then take more than a year to complete the project for the new stadium, including a broader redevelopment of the San Siro area with commercial and residential buildings, and secure planning approval, he added.

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Italy is under growing pressure to upgrade the quality of its football arenas, driven by foreign investors who support Serie A-clubs and the need for more functional locations for the European Championship 2032, which it will host together with Turkey.

The new stadium should also help the Milanese clubs to considerably increase their matchday income, which is currently lagging behind their European rivals, Scaroni said.

The plan to demolish the old Sano Siro has had to deal with the opposition of politicians, the local citizens’ committees and others who would have liked to have retained one of the temples of Italian football.

Published on October 4, 2025