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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf said Thursday the team will spend significantly less than $ 400 million has been pledged to help build a new stadium if it is not located on the site selection team in suburban St. Paul.
The Vikings have committed money to support the stadium plans $ 1.1 billion on a sprawling site in Arden Hills, which favors the development team that the long-term potential. Some political and business leaders in support of keeping the team in downtown Minneapolis, where the site is a more compact option.
"We are committed Arden Hills site for what it brings to the fans, but we are also committed to investing more than $ 400 million in specific to the site to experience the Arden Hills everyone could get from Arden Hills," Wilf told The Associated Press in an interview. "Other locations in addition to Arden Hills does not justify the close level of commitment."
the 430-acre Site in a former ammunition plant offers plenty of space for parking and tailgating, a computerized facilities have fans clamored and will generate revenue for the team.