Atletico Madrid is reportedly awaiting final approval for its €59m ($65m) sports centre development, consisting of eight pitches, a mini-stadium, a restaurant and training facilities next to its new Wanda Metropolitano Stadium. The club earned €182m from the sale of its former stadium and has also received funding totalling €47m from Atletico Madrid’s naming rights partner, Wanda Sports. Atlético are currently in talks with Real Madrid, who have been granted permission by their local council to build an 80,000-seat arena on land they own near the club’s current home at Vicente Calderón. Atletico are said to favour the sports city being situated in the southern part of the proposed site, so it is closer to the train station already used by fans to get to the Metropolitano. Construction could begin in 2020, with completion in four years.
Atletico Madrid is reportedly awaiting final approval for its €59m ($65m) sports centre development, consisting of eight pitches, a mini-stadium, a restaurant and training facilities next to its new Wanda Metropolitano Stadium. The club earned €182m from the sale of its former stadium and has also received funding totalling €47m from Atletico Madrid’s naming rights partner, Wanda Sports. Atlético are currently in talks with Real Madrid, who have been granted permission by their local council to build an 80,000-seat arena on land they own near the club’s current home at Vicente Calderón. Construction could begin in 2020, with completion in four years.