An image taken on September 23, 2025 shows the newly renewed Camp Nou Stadium of FC Barcelona. The authorities of FC Barcelona claim that the stadium is ready to reopen and that they are waiting for the authorization of local authorities to house the first game in the renewed Camp Nou.
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When Barcelona He closed his mythical, but decadent stadium in May 2023, the Catalan club hoped to reopen the renovated Camp Nou just a year and a half laterbut 16 months after the scheduled date, the Barca team still cannot step on its court, which Increase financial problems of the entity.
The renovated stadium had to inaugurate in November 2024which coincided with the 125th anniversary of Barça, but that date happened, such as the spring of 2025 and, then, August of this year, for the friendly match of the Joan Gamper trophy … The dates that the entity was not fulfilled.
Barça obtained permission to play its three league games away from home in order to have time to advance works and Returning to Camp Nou in mid -September, but he didn't succeed either.
After moving from the Montjuïc Olympic stadium, where the Barca team played during the last two courses, the club was forced to play its first two games at home at the Johan Cruyff, with a capacity for just 6.000 personasa capacity of a team of the third division.
Security priority
In recent days, the current champions of Spain set their goal in Sunday's league clash against Real Sociedad for reopening.
However, On Tuesday the City Council communicated that Barça could not get permission to return to Camp Noueven with a reduced capacity of 27,000 spectators.
“This City Council must guarantee the safety of all those who want to go to the stadium; this is the priority,” said the first deputy mayor Laia Bonet, while the Fire Department explained that there are some problems with the evacuation routes.
Since the works began, the club has faced various setbacks.
Two changing rooms were rebuilt twice due to floods. In addition, the complaints of the neighbors forced a stricter regulation of work schedules due to noise and luminous pollution, while the amount of materials increased due in part to the Invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
And the sooner Barça returns to his stadium, Before you can begin to make it profitable A club that crosses serious financial problems from the pandemic.
The cover, in 2027
During a visual visit that the club organized for various media, including the AFP, the progress of the works could be verified, with two thirds of the rebuilt stands (The upper ring is missing), new seats and more spacious, lighting change, the parking area and a grass that seems suitable for playing.
But there is also much to do. Barça's costume is not finishedbut there are two destined for the rivals that are, so that the team would use one of them, although they are not yet painted and the pipes on the ceiling are observed.
Y The cover will not be installed until the summer of 2027so the work will be completed, as soon, one year after the initial date.
Economic consequences
These delays have great economic consequences for a club in difficulties from the pandemic, unable to have the income generated by one of the main tourist attractions of Barcelona.
According to the Spanish press, The club has signed various loans to pay its debts and finance the works of the Camp Nou. As of December, it will also begin to return the interest of the credit of 1,450 million euros contracted with Goldman Sachs, evaluated at about 45 million.
And the exploitation rights for the VIP boxes that the club has granted to Gulf investors for 100 million for 20 years, They have not been validated in the club's accounts by not being the operating stadium.
The musical streaming giant Spotifythat in 2022 he signed a record agreement to see his name on the shirts and in the new stadium, will only give five million annuallyinstead of the 20 agreed, while the field cannot house 90% of its capacity.
Hence the club has urgency to return to Camp Nou, even with a quarter of the final capacity (105,000 viewers). The new term is the match against Girona on October 18.
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