More than two years after their start -up, the renovation and expansion work of Camp Nou are about to end. The site has been late several months but the president of FC Barcelona, Joan Laporta, confirmed that the Blaugrana will find their legendary stadium from next August. It should be on the occasion of the Gamper trophy, usually organized at the beginning of the month.
The episode of the old Olympic stadium in Montjuïc therefore probably ended last Sunday on the occasion of the defeat against Villarreal (2-3). For two years, Barça has evolved in this enclosure and stayed there much longer than expected because of these famous schedule of planning. At the end of 2024, a first postponement of the return to Camp Nou had been made and it was then discussed in mid-February 2025 for the reopening to the public.
But in March, new speech from the Barcelona management. Institutional vice-president of the club, Elena Fort confirmed that Hansi Flick and her players would not see the Camp Nou lawn before the 2025-2026 season. The idea was, however, to partially open the stadium while the workers would continue their work. The site has experienced some slowdowns, for example, linked to complaints from certain workers to denounce their working conditions.
A Camp Nou with 105,000 seats
License concerns for these modernization works have also impacted the initial schedule. But everything is ultimately concluding and the speaker which could hitherto accommodate just over 99,000 spectators will now be able to contain 105,000.
Next season, Lamine Yamal will have the opportunity to play for the very first time with the first team on the Camp Nou lawn. This return home promises a great party between the Blaugrana and their audience.
