We are no longer a close twist with the work of Camp Nou. For a long time, FC Barcelona hoped to have its stadium for the start of the season in Liga, and in the Champions League. The first delays were already substantial since the club initially touted on a return to its historic lair for the end of 2024 or early 2025. It's been 10 months since this date is constantly postponed. The reception of Valencia this weekend will not be at Camp Nou, not even with a reduced gauge. The club did not receive the final construction certificate issued by the town hall of Barcelona.
Direction in Montjuïc therefore, like last season, but not this weekend because the stadium is not available. It is in Johan-Cruyff that this meeting will take place, within the Barça training center in front of 6,000 spectators maximum. This is where the Blaugrana female team plays for example. “I find it incredible that we do not know where we are going to play against Barcelona. This is a situation that should have been resolved for a long time, not only for the team, but also for the supporters of Valencia, who deserve an answer to be able to come and encourage the team ”complained of Diego Lopez, the Valence striker.
A very important shortfall
Let him be reassured, the Catalan management is far from satisfied. The shortcomings to be won are enormous. Just for this weekend, Barça must make a cross on € 2.43 million, the recipe for a match day at the Olympic stadium Lluís Companys. Instead, the sum should be around 370,000 euros. The costs linked to the organization of this meeting will be much less important of course, but it is unusual with the money generated in a large enclosure. “”We will return to Camp Nou as soon as possible“, Said this Thursday morning Joan Laporta during the Catalonian festival. The club president knows something about it, in particular contractual obligations established with sponsors. This time, the sums at stake are much more important.
As of next December, Barça will start to pay the interests of the loan of 1.45 billion euros signed with Goldman Sachs and its investors for the reconstruction of Cam Nou. The first monthly payments have already been renegotiated by management, but not the interests affirms the Cadena Ser. They amount to € 44 million payable in December. Without a return to the historic stadium, and without the money that this will generate, these charges will weigh very heavy for finances. In December 2026, these interests will have more than doubled to increase to € 94 million. In addition to the lender's question, there are difficulties with Spotify, jersey sponsor and Camp Nou.
The more time passes, the more barça waste money
During the work the stadium naming contract amounts to € 5 million per year and will continue until the end of the renovation. Once the stadium is finished, this sum will increase to € 20 million for 20 years. In the agreement between the musical platform and the club, a return to Gauge Full is scheduled for July 1, 2026 but if this date is postponed, the brand will continue to pay € 5 million per year, until July 1, 2028 at the latest. Beyond this date, Spotify can unilaterally terminate the contract. In the event of a return in the middle of the season, the € 20 million will be calculated in proportion to the remaining months until the end of the season. The Swedish company can also disengage at the end of the 2033/2034 season by giving one year notice.
There Cadena Ser concludes his file by evoking the case of VIP seats, acquired in part by New Era Visionary Group and Forta Advisors on May 15. A modification was made to the contract and includes a clause in which Barça has the power to make VIP places available to the company in the stadium of its choice, whether it be Camp Nou, but also Montjuïc or Johan-Cruyff. It is a quota of 350 places located in the “Players Zone” just behind the sidelines estimated at 21,500 euros per unit. By signing this clause, the abutments protect themselves from their debtors. The latter have already paid € 28 million out of the € 70 million agreed for the operation of these VIP places for a period of 30 years.
