Barcelona have this afternoon confirmed the revamped Camp Nou is not going to be prepared in time for the Joan Gamper Trophy conflict with Como on August 10.
Work on Barca’s stadium began in June 2023 and the hope was it might be finalised and celebrated on the conventional curtain-raiser forward of the brand new Liga season.
Nonetheless, the membership introduced as we speak that building work was nonetheless ongoing and quite a few security assurances have been unable to be supplied.
Barca had hoped to stage a phased return by opening tier by tier however that has not proved doable.
A membership assertion learn: “Because of the measurement of the work carried out, it has been inconceivable to achieve all the necessities required by the rules that regulate the acquiring of the primary occupation license, regardless of the membership’s want to launch the Spotify Camp Nou by sectors.”
The membership now faces a race in opposition to time to get the stadium prepared for the primary La Liga sport of the season in opposition to Valencia on September 13/14.
The assertion added: “The membership will work hand in hand with the Barcelona Metropolis Council and the related organisations so as to have the ability to advance within the totally different necessities and can talk to the members of FC Barcelona any new info relating to the return date.”
In accordance with Mundo Deportivo, the membership haven’t dominated out returning to the town’s Olympic Stadium to play video games ought to Camp Nou not be prepared.
The venue hosted Barca video games in the course of the renovations.
