Barcelona‘s deliberate return to Spotify Camp Nou subsequent month was once more delayed, and the Aug. 10 Joan Gamper Trophy might be performed on the Estadi Johan Cruyff, the club announced on Friday.
The delay stems over licensing issues concerning the stadium’s reopening, the membership mentioned, including that the “crucial work to adjust to the necessities of the Ordinance Regulating Municipal Intervention Procedures in Development Works has made it inconceivable to finish the procedures required for the granting of the preliminary licence.”
Barça had earlier introduced the Gamper Trophy towards Como for Aug. 10, which was to function the first phase of the re-opening of Camp Nou following two years of renovation work.
A number of the required licences have already been given, however there are nonetheless issues referring to the safety surrounding the entry to the stadium.
The membership mentioned that “because of the scale of the work carried out, it has not been doable to fulfill all of the circumstances laid out by the laws governing this licence, regardless of the membership’s intention to reopen the redeveloped stadium sector by sector.”
Johan Cruyff stadium, the place the ladies’s crew play, solely has a capability of 6,000.
Barça have spent the final two seasons enjoying on the Olympic Stadium within the metropolis whereas Camp Nou is revamped.
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The unique plan was to return in November of 2024, however that date has been consistently pushed again, with Barça lastly saying earlier this month they might play the Joan Gamper Trophy there.
The Catalan facet aimed to play the sport as a dry run for the stadium earlier than the LaLiga season begins, with the capability if the sport does go forward at Camp Nou more likely to be capped at 20,000 to 30,000.
Barça then would have had a month earlier than their first dwelling league sport of the season towards Valencia in the beginning of September after LaLiga granted them permission to play their first three matches on the highway.
Work will proceed on the stadium all through this season with completion not anticipated till on the earliest the beginning of the 2026-27 season.
Within the meantime, the plan is for Barça’s dwelling video games within the upcoming marketing campaign to be performed with a decreased attendance of between 50,000 and 60,000.