Madrid clears the way to strip Rayo of the Vallecas stadium
Unanimous ruling over maintenance breaches; the deadline runs to March 2027 and the club will keep playing at Vallecas this season.
Madrid's ComisiĂłn JurĂdica Asesora has issued a favourable opinion on terminating the concession of Vallecas Stadium to Rayo Vallecano, citing serious and continued breaches of maintenance obligations. According to El Español, the unanimous report was the last legal requirement the regional government needed to close the extinction procedure, opened in July.
The club will not leave immediately: the administration will set up a temporary occupation arrangement so the first team can play the LaLiga season normally, while a new public-private operating model is tendered. A complementary technical audit has also been ordered, with priority on evacuation and fire-protection systems.
The regional project, worth 60 million euros, would raise capacity to 18,500 seats and bid to host a World Cup 2030 training camp. Club president RaĂșl MartĂn Presa has argued the club cannot grow at its current site and is exploring rail land from ADIF with the Transport Ministry, an option most of the club's supporters reject.
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