The chronicle of an announced death is confirmed. He Barcelonadespite its effort based more on illusions than realities, you will not be able to dispute the Joan Gamper Trophy in it New Camp Nou. The works have not been completed in the deadlines expected by the club and the licenses have not been achieved in time. So Barcelona has been forced to suspend the Gamper at Camp Nou, but not Gamper itself, which will play it at the stadium Johan Cruyff of his sports city, although still without a specified date.
Neither the Barcelona City Council nor the Fire and Mossos d'Esquadra bodies They can give the final approval With the minimum works yet to end, so you cannot verify much less to ensure that all the protocols for safety action can be met, especially in relation to access and possible evacuations.
What is now in question is no longer the Gamper of Barcelona, but if the Club Culé will be able to arrive on time to another great date, that of September 14, schedule of the fourth day of the league that Barça must play at home against the Valencia. He Barcelona City Council He will not do any kind of concession to Barça after the pressures of the Blaugrana sphere.
Barcelona statement
«FC Barcelona reports that it has suspended the first return game to Spotify Camp Nou, which coincided with the celebration of the Joan Gamper trophy on August 10. This decision is due to the fact that the execution of the work necessary to meet the requirements of the regulatory ordinance of the municipal intervention procedures in the works has made it unfeasible to complete the necessary procedures for the granting of the first occupation license ».
“Specifically, due to the magnitude of the work executed, it has been impossible to meet all the requirements required by the regulations that regulate the obtaining of said license, despite the will of the club to put into operation the Spotify Camp Nou by sectors.”
“The club works by the City Council of Barcelona and the agencies involved to be able to advance in the different requirements and will communicate to the members of FC Barcelona any new information related to the return date.”
«This delay does not affect the payment calendar planned for the return of the debt of Espai Barça. More information about the 2025 edition of the Joan Gamper trophy, which will be played at the Johan Cruyff stadium, will be published soon ».
