Actual Madrid is being sued for over £13 million by the corporate awarded the rights to function the brand new premium SkyBar hospitality suite on the renovated Bernabeu stadium.
The SkyBar, a 700-square-meter luxurious house with a capability of 200, was touted because the crown jewel of the stadium’s £1.5 billion redevelopment.
Tickets had been anticipated to price as much as £2,500 per match, doubtlessly producing £500,000 per house recreation for Actual Madrid.
Nonetheless, the SkyBar has remained unopened, six months after it was initially scheduled to welcome friends. This has prompted Anastasia Gourmand, the corporate awarded the rights to run the house, to file a lawsuit towards the membership.
The lawsuit claims Anastasia Gourmand has been blocked from accessing the brand new premises, resulting in an estimated £6 million in losses from suppliers. Actual Madrid has not but commented on the authorized problem.
The delay in opening the SkyBar is reportedly because of points with adapting the stadium to adjust to native anti-noise laws, after protests from neighbors. This has additionally led to a suspension of the Bernabeu’s live performance internet hosting rights till spring 2025.
With nearly all of the Bernabeu’s £1.5 billion redevelopment full, the last phases at the moment are anticipated to be completed by January 2025.
However the authorized dispute over the SkyBar represents an unwelcome complication for Actual Madrid as they search to maximise the income potential of their revamped stadium.