The new Santiago Bernabéu

The Florentino Perez' desire to can modernize the Santiago Bernabeu could be reality soon: as announced during the last Extraordinary General Assembly of the members of the Spanish club, the president Real Madrid presented the final project for the renovation of the stadium of Real Madrid, after several attempts not successful in the last decade.

Not that the venue in the central Chamartin district really needed it, after having been renovated in 2001 and receiving the UEFA 4-star stadium classification. The project is in line with the policy of the Spanish stadium modernization clubs - the new San Mames, the Wanda Metropolitan, the new Anoeta, the Nou Camp renovation project - and with the wish of Real Madrid to maintain the role of maximum avant-garde in the world. On the other hand, as pronounced by Perez himself, 'We are the club with the highest revenues in the world and this allows us to take our place in a demanding international market'.

The plan is to start working in 2019, immediately after the plan has been awarded, since it will serve at least 3 and a half years to complete the renovation without altering the sports calendar. Where Real Madrid will play in the meantime is not yet known, given that the structure of the new Bernabéu will be the same as the current one (which will not be knocked down), but will present a layer of steel bands that will completely cover the stadium, but giving the possibility to be open through a fixed and retractable roof. Florentino Perez in fact has specified that it's not at all willing to move from the stadium that for 71 years is the home of the merengues, and where its fans have rejoiced for many trophies and who are able to easily reach thanks to the city subway. Another novelty that we have discovered thanks to the video of almost five minutes diffused by the club's social accounts is that of a 360 degrees scoreboard, placed above the stands, which is the most evident sign of a clear digitalization of the system. The goal of the club is to expand the comfort and accessibility for members and in the meantime to increase revenues in a massive way, ensuring an increasingly technological experience and extending the commercial space dedicated to the fans, who can also take advantage of a decidedly more spacious museum. To achieve this, a total cost of around 525 million has been estimated, which the Spaniards will obtain through repayable financing over 35 years.