San Siro is not allowed to host the 2027 Champions League final

UEFA has reopened the bidding process to host the 2027 Champions League final after withdrawing hosting rights from Milan's San Siro Stadium.

The San Siro, home of AC Milan and Inter Milan, last hosted the Champions League final in 2016, when Real Madrid defeated Atlético Madrid on penalties.

In May this year, UEFA announced Milan as the host venue for 2027 and simultaneously confirmed the Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary, as the venue for the 2026 Champions League final.

But although UEFA confirmed Milan as a host venue for 2027, it did so on the condition that the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) provide information on plans for the multi-million pound renovation of the San Siro.

These plans remain uncertain as both Milan and Inter are considering moving from the San Siro, officially called the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, amid an ongoing battle to finance the renovation of the existing stadium.

If financing is not secured, the San Siro, which opened in 1926 and has a capacity of 75,817, could be demolished.

And with the stadium's future remaining uncertain, UEFA announced after a meeting of its Executive Committee on Tuesday that it will now look for a new venue for the 2027 Champions League final.

A UEFA statement said: “As the City of Milan could not guarantee that the San Siro Stadium and its surroundings would not be affected by the renovation works during the period of the 2027 UEFA Champions League final, it was decided not to award the final to Milan and to reopen the tender process for a suitable venue. A decision is expected in May/June 2025.”

The 2025 Champions League final will be played on May 31 at Munich's Allianz Arena. However, when the bidding process began in July 2023, only Budapest and Milan had applied to host the 2026 and 2027 finals. According to a source, UEFA now wants to seek expressions of interest from cities that did not originally apply to host the 2027 Champions League final.