[channel4.com]Juve reveal new Stadio plans

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Juventus chief executive Jean Claude Blanc has revealed that the club has come up with a new renovation plan for the Stadio Delle Alpi.


The stadium was set to be rebuilt this summer in line with a strategy developed by former CEO Antonio Giraudo.

However, the planned work was halted after Giraudo was forced to resign from the outfit’s board following the Calciopoli probe.

Although the club have stated that they still intend to make amendments to the arena, the Old Lady have come up with a much cheaper alternative than the one previously drawn up.

“The Delle Alpi will remain as it is in architectural lines, but the capacity will fall from the present 67,000 spectators to 50,000 to meet new safety regulations,” the French official stated on Thursday.

“Giraudo's was a project that would cost between £70m and £110m, while we are studying an option which will cost us around £15m.

“Our relegation to Serie B does not allow for certain investments,” he concluded.

Blanc broke the news during a presentation to UEFA who are in Italy in order to assess the country’s bid for the 2012 European Championships.

The new official also added that he expected work on the stadium, originally built for the 1990 World Cup, to take three years and will start in 2007.

Juventus are currently playing their home games at the Stadio Olimpico, which was formerly their old Comunale ground.

尤文首席执行官布兰科对外界公布，俱乐部已经拟定了关于新建阿尔卑球场的全新计划。

这座球场原定于今年夏天开始重建工作，这与前总裁吉拉乌多提出的某项战略是一致的。

然而，吉拉乌多因电话门丑闻事件被迫向俱乐部递交辞呈，这个筹备好的项目也就因此而中断。

尽管俱乐部声明，他们重修球场的初衷并没有改变，但老妇人还是提出了一个较之先前节省得多的重建计划。

“德.阿尔卑的依然作为主场使用，但容量由从前的67000下降到50000，这是为了遵循新的球场安全条款。”这位球队的法国官员宣布。

“吉拉乌多的那个计划将会花费7000万到1100万英镑，我们正在考虑一个花费大约在1500万左右的选择。“

“我们已经降级，这种处境不允许我们再去考虑以前确定的投资方案。”布兰科总结道。

日前，由于意大利申办2012年欧洲杯，所以欧足联正在意大利评估该国的能力。布兰科选择在这一时机公布球场翻修的消息。

这位刚上任不久的高层又补充说，他期望这座因1990年世界杯而诞生的球场能够在2007年开始重建工作，耗时三年。

尤文目前将奥林匹克作为他们比赛的主场，这个球场曾是他们古老的Comunale场地。