The end of August will still be very complicated on the side of Barcelona. There are several hot files well known to everyone, such as that of players to be paid. Several players of the workforce such as Gerard Martin, Marc Bernal, Wojciech Szczęsny and Rony Bardghji cannot play in Liga, and the end of the period allowing the clubs to register the players is fast approaching. Suddenly, the reigning Spanish champion will surely have to get rid of one or more players by September 1.
The Fermin Lopez case thus phagocyte the news on the side of the Ciudad Condalwith this big Chelsea offer that has arrived in recent hours. FC Barcelona is ready to say yes, and the ball is therefore in the 22 -year -old midfielder's camp. But at the same time, there is another very sensitive and hot case to settle as quickly as possible: the stadium. The Camp Nou is still not ready, the work that has been late, and the club which has played its first 2 games outside must be a stadium as soon as possible, especially for this match of September 14 against Valencia.
La Liga puts sticks in the wheels
The club had notably asked to play this match of the 4th day of Liga in Valence – the next will be played against the Rayo outside – but the Liga refused the Catalan petition. The Camp Nou will therefore not be available, as is the Olympic stadium in Montjuïc, where Barça has played lately, since a concert will be organized there at the same time. The idea of playing in Montilivi, the Girona stadium, 100km from Barcelona, was dismissed. As indicated MarcaBarça finally chose the Johan Cruyff stadium, where Barça B played and where the Gamper trophy was disputed this summer.
But there too, the liga said no. First, because of the number of spectators that are too low in the stadium – 6000 places – while La Liga requires first division clubs a minimum of 15,000 places. The club will therefore have to negotiate with La Liga, pretending in particular that it is a punctual match, but at a little more than two weeks, it promises to be very complicated and Barça still has no stadium. The problem will also arise with the Champions League, but the club hopes that by the first home games, Camp Nou will be ready. And Montjuïc would be plan B. Anyway, the Blaugrana stable will have to give its final response to UEFA tomorrow …
