Barcelona are already working internally on the potential for a return to Spotify Camp Nou being delayed till subsequent season, a supply instructed ESPN, regardless of president Joan Laporta insisting the intention stays to play there from March.
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Barça initially deliberate to be again at their Camp Nou house by November to mark the membership’s one hundred and twenty fifth anniversary, however that date has handed.
Laporta has stated the membership now hope to be again within the stadium by March, coinciding with the knockout part of the Champions League, however a supply stated even that date appears unlikely.
Progress in redeveloping and modernising the bottom has been slowed because of the reality extra work was required on the second tier than initially deliberate.
The pitch, in the meantime, would require as much as three months to be correctly put in to make sure it’s on the stage required to host elite soccer.
The enjoying floor continues to be lined in equipment, although, because the revamp of the stadium continues, which means the set up of the pitch has nonetheless not begun.
Laporta is focusing on a March date as a result of as soon as Barça have performed a house knockout sport within the Champions League, they can’t change the venue the place their house matches are performed in Europe.
The one window to change stadiums is between the league part and the knockout levels, per UEFA’s rules, though there aren’t any such restrictions domestically in LaLiga.
Barça are planning on a staged return to Camp Nou. They’ll initially return with the attendance capped at round 60,000 as work continues.
The stadium ought to then be utterly completed by the summer season of 2026, with the capability elevated to round 105,000, the very best in Europe.
Barça left Camp Nou in 2023 and have been enjoying on the Olympic Stadium within the metropolis since. They not too long ago prolonged the lease on the stadium till March and would be capable of lengthen their keep once more if required.
