Napoli get San Paolo money

By Football Italia staff

The Mayor of Naples announced €25m funding to fix up the Stadio San Paolo from this summer.

The stadium was described as “a toilet” by Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis, who vented his frustration for years at the red tape holding up restructuring work.

“I can confirm that we have a credit of €25m to restyle the stadium,” said Mayor Luigi De Magistris on Radio Kiss Kiss.

“It is an enormous result, I went to close the deal with the CONI (Italian Olympic Committee) President 10 days ago.

“The money will be available immediately and work will begin after the end of the season. We will first of all fix the bathrooms and the electricals, while all of the seats will be replaced.

“This is a certain result and not a hypothesis. The team and the city are going strong, the stadium is in a difficult situation and therefore it is a priority.

“The restyling can happen now because we are credible as a city. Before the accounts were disastrous and they wouldn’t even have meetings because they knew we were bankrupt.”

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