First of all, the old platform, empty for years, must be demolished. The club aims at November for the end of the work. “No objection was formulated against the license,” added Sven Jaecques. “This shows that there is a balance between the neighborhood and the club.”
Asked about the possibility of seeing an external investor finance the construction, Jaecques did not want to deepen. “The question of who, what and how does not arise. It is clear that it is the club that will build and pay. Each club should be able to think of external capital.”
The empty gallery at the Antwerp, it is soon finished: “It is positive that this file is finally unlocked”
The club will give more information in mid-May on the price of subscriptions and tickets, which should be slightly more expensive.
The start of the works will mark the end of a soap opera of several years around this gallery 2. The gallery is on land belonging to the businesswoman Tania Mintjens and on which the Antwerp has a area of area. The club is authorized to build on it, but Mintjens will then be able, at the end of this area of area, in 2052, buy what was built at the market price. This situation was a thorn in the foot of the Antwerp owner Paul Gheysens, also boss of the real estate company Ghelamco, who first preferred to buy the land himself, but Minthens did not want to sell it to him. Finally, the Antwerp still continued the construction file.
The news concerning the Tribune 2 occurs the day after the publication of the annual figures of Ghelamco, which prove to be bad. The company recorded a loss of 323.9 million euros in 2024. The debt decreased, however, thanks to record real estate sales. Additional places in the stadium could, in theory, help the club find an investor ready to inject money into the team.
According to Gazet Van Antwerpen, candidates are interested in a partial, even total recovery of the club. The cost of the new platform would then be borne by foreign investors. But these are “speculation” according to Antwerp.
Antwerp stadium file: the owner of the land made a proposal to Paul Gheysens
In mid-February, the Communal College of Antwerp approved the request for an environmental permit. However, the permit is accompanied by conditions, in particular with regard to the quality of life around the stadium.
