Atlético Madrid fan group Señales de Humo (ASdH), "longstanding critics of the club's current hierarchy," launched a legal challenge which could "delay plans to move to the Wanda Metropolitano stadium" for the '17-18 season, according to Adriana Garcia of ESPN.com. The construction of the new stadium includes "landscaping and transport provision links agreed with the city council" when the club purchased the site of Madrid's former "La Peineta" Olympic stadium for €60M. The legality of this agreement "has now been called into question" by ASdH, which said that its experience with the club's dealings under current CEO Miguel Ángel Gil Marín and President Enrique Cerezo has led it to "want to ensure all is being done correctly." The group said in a statement, "ASdH challenges the changes being made to the area during the construction of the so-called Estadio Wanda Metropolitano and its surroundings. ... Our statutes oblige us to make sure that all actions taken by Atlético Madrid are undertaken within strict legality. Given the previous record of the directors and illegitimate owners of the club, Miguel Ángel Gil Marín and Enrique Cerezo, we understand that it is necessary to test the legality of everything they propose" (ESPN.com, 7/11).
