LN: Pelta wants to build a national football stadium in Letňany

Chairman of the Czech Football Association Miroslav Pelta

Prague - Chairman of the Czech Football Association Miroslav Pelta wants to build a national stadium in Prague for 30 to 40 thousand spectators. According to Lidové noviny, it should be built in Letňany and cost several billion crowns.
According to Pelta's vision, the stadium will be multipurpose, usable, for example, for athletic competitions. The Turkish investment group Odien Group is expected to participate in its construction.
"Even the Slovaks are building an arena in Bratislava. Hungary has about five or six new stadiums, and due to the recent European Championship, new stadiums were built in Poland. I would like to take advantage of the euphoria from qualifying for the (European) championship," said Pelta.
In the construction, Pelta would like to involve the state and the capital city. However, Finance Minister Andrej Babiš and Prague Mayor Adriana Krnáčová are reportedly opposed to the project, according to LN. "We do not need a national stadium in Prague; we have Letná and Eden," stated Babiš.
The last discussion about the construction of a national football stadium in Prague occurred last year in connection with the possibility of co-hosting the European Championship in 2020. A condition was a stadium with a minimum capacity of 30,000 seats, which the FAČR wanted to build in Strahov. However, the government refused to provide financial guarantees for the project, and the association also lacked a guarantee agreement with the city hall of the capital.