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Napoli president De Laurentiis hits out at the authorities about stadium redevelopment plans and permission. 🏟️🏗️😠 In his interview🗣he stated ,”The Stadio Diego Armando Maradona? It’s a dump. PSG pay the same rent for their stadium as we do, but they have full exclusivity and make €100m a year, while we only have access for three days: before, during and after the match. It’s an old stadium, with an athletics track and even a moat that pushes fans further away.”

“Authorities here are football’s biggest enemies. They don’t realise there are 25 million potential voters who care about this sport.”

“In 2013 we went to London to play against Arsenal. I visited the Emirates Stadium: 200 lounges and 60,700 seats. The city gave the club permission to build housing in the area around the new stadium to return immediately from the investment. In this way Arsenal was able to stay at the top for 15 years, even without winning a league title since 2004”.

“We need more flexibility. Let clubs build or convert stadiums with integrated housing projects. Those revenues can sustain long-term investment

Source: calciomercato

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