Real Madrid will be adding a retractable roof to the Santiago Bernabéu after finally reaching an agreement with the city to remodel the stadium. Madrid’s president, Florentino Pérez, said the project will €400m and construction is expected to start next year. “We will see a dramatic transformation of the Santiago Bernabéu,” Pérez said. Some office spaces will be transferred to the team’s base in Ciudad Real Madrid, in the city’s outskirts. “This deal happened to promote the modernisation project of the stadium and to improve the urban environment around our beloved Bernabéu,” Carmena said.

Source: The Guardian October 11, 2016 15:57 UTC