The mayor of Milan, Giuseppe Sala, responded to Paolo Scaroni's statements from last night regarding the restructuring of San Siro. The mayor said these words:
"It's not that what 'Webuild' says is sacred, but it is the largest Italian company, knows Milan well. If I were Scaroni, if they tell me it can be done, I would tend to trust them because they are not theorists but they do the work. I know they have visited or will visit, so what they say is important."
"What we can do as a Municipality, if WeBuild says it can be done, is to give assurance to the teams, with the verification from our offices, no one wants to risk anything. I don't feel like taking a risk but if it can be done, we will certainly collaborate."
Sala added:
"I don't know the day yet, but we will meet with Milan and Inter shortly. But it seems to me that there is finally a real interest in the hypothesis of restructuring, which is the only thing I ask for. Because the principle is that if it's possible to renovate without closing the stadium, I ask that it be considered, but if it's not true, I understand the teams."
Last night, AC Milan president Paolo Scaroni said these words about the restructuring of San Siro:
"It's not that we at Milan are against the current San Siro. It's just that it's an old stadium that needs to be modernized, and I've always wondered how to modernize the stadium while having two teams playing there twice a week. Carrying out works with 70,000 people has always seemed like a difficult task to me. We would need to relocate like Real Madrid or Atalanta did. Unfortunately, we don't have nearby stadiums with a similar capacity to San Siro, so this has led us to explore alternatives. Webuild has visited the site, made a preliminary visit. They wrote a letter, but it doesn't reassure me much; it's full of ifs, buts, analyses to be deepened, etc. We are ready to consider renovating San Siro only if someone formally guarantees that we can continue playing there. Without this formal guarantee, we must continue working on the project of the new stadium we have been working on for quite some time. If there are chances? Personally, I've always thought it's practically impossible. I'm not an engineer. If a quality builder, with a good reputation, comes to me and gives me a first-call bond that if I can't play a match, they'll pay me the proceeds even if the stadium is closed, then I'll consider it. I have nothing against San Siro; I've been going there since I was a kid, imagine if I had anything against going there. The problem is how to renovate it and play at the same time."
