Inter’s Corporate CEO Alessando Antonello has provided an update on the club’s prospective new stadium, revealing that the Nerazzurri have an exclusivity agreement for an area of land in Rozzano running until 2024.
Both Inter and rivals Milan have been exploring options for new stadia away from the San Siro area of the city after it was declared that the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza could not be demolished.
The Stadio Meazza will turn 70 years old in 2026, at which point the ground will become protected by the historic monuments and cultural icons laws in Italy.
Antonello, who has recently been re-elected as the Italian representative on the board of the European Club Association, told Sky Sport Italia: “As announced, we have identified an alternative area, in Rozzano, we have signed an exclusivity agreement until the end of April.
“The intention is to delve deeper into the area, which is very interesting because there is already an arena there where important sporting and cultural events already take place.
However, despite the Stadio Meazza’s cultural landmark status, the stadium will not be fit for use in a few years’ time unless improvements are made, Antonello explained.
“We continue on this alternative plan. At San Siro, we have had confirmation that in 2025, if the conditions are not improved, a restriction will be placed on the second tier.”
Antonello then provided a brief timeline of when plans could begin to move forwards.
He told Sky: “We have already started making a very detailed assessment of the area, we have to wait for the approval of the municipality of Rozzano. From January onwards we could enter into a process with the municipal administration to evaluate the feasibility of the project.”