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Real Madrid's Florentino Perez: Bernabeu Redevelopment Will Begin After Season

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has announced that planned redevelopment of the club's Santiago Bernabeu stadium will begin at the end of the season.

At an event on Tuesday, Perez said that construction can begin soon as Real look to revamp their 81,000-capacity venue, per ESPN FC's Dermot Corrigan:

Dermot Corrigan

Florentino at new Bernabeu event "With all planning issues now approved we can move onto the construction stage. Next week we will sign the contract for financing to start work as soon as possible once this season ends.”

Dermot Corrigan

Florentino at new Bernabeu event “In 2009 we started a long path, which has not been easy.