New AS Roma president Thomas DiBenedetto has revealed that the club has identified potential sites for a new stadium as it seeks a move from its current Stadio Olimpico home, reports Sport Business. "We have more meetings coming up but I believe there are potentially a couple of sites that are viable," DiBenedetto told Bloomberg. "Ideally the earliest you could be talking is three years from now but more likely five years."
Roma's average crowd of 33,628 last season saw it generate Eur31 million in ticket sales, about Eur83 million less than Barclays Premier League teams like Arsenal and Manchester United.
DiBenedetto's comments come after the Italian government revealed it is set to pass a new law within the next month which will facilitate the development of privately-owned stadia.
"It's become quite critical to have an experience at your stadium or ballpark that is special," DiBenedetto added. "You have to create an experience and if you don't, people are not going to come. I think that's happened to a certain extent in Italy."
