Barcelona have confirmed the information that had been broadly reported this week: the Blaugrana won’t be internet hosting the Joan Gamper trophy at Camp Nou. Their closely delayed building of the stadium is because of host its first La Liga recreation on the weekend of the 14th of September, lower than two months away.
The Catalan giants have been granted the primary of two licences essential to host video games at Spotify Camp Nou this week, however the newest replace is that they’re but to finish the appliance for the second. The Blaugrana wanted that licence with the intention to host the Gamper at Camp Nou this week, to present them time to organize for the match, however now Barcelona have introduced that it’ll not happen at Camp Nou.
Camp Nou doubts linger as time ticks on
Barcelona had introduced that the conflict would contain Italian aspect Como, and would happen on the tenth of August, however now the membership say that the sport will probably be hosted on the Estadi Johan Cruyff. The venue is situated at Barcelona’s coaching complicated, and holds simply 6,000 followers, ten occasions lower than the initially deliberate 60,000 that have been to return to Camp Nou.
Roony Bardghji has shocked Hansi Flick and the gamers together with his excessive degree. They assume he is prepared for the primary staff. @gbsans
— barcacentre (@barcacentre) July 18, 2025
As well as, RAC1 say UEFA have their doubts that Barcelona will have the ability to host their Champions League group section video games at Camp Nou. They’ve requested that their first recreation, set for the sixteenth to 18th of September – days after their first proposed Liga match at Camp Nou.
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La UEFA dubta que el Barça pugui jugar la 1a fase de la Champions al Camp Nou. No ho descarta, però va visitar les obres fa un mes i no ho té clar.
El membership va demanar jugar a fora el 1r partit, però la UEFA no sol acceptar-ho. #frac1 pic.twitter.com/4nLXplRsII
— El Barça juga a RAC1 (@FCBRAC1) July 17, 2025
Barcelona assured it won’t have an effect on their wage restrict
Though it was initially reported that Barcelona have to host a recreation at Camp Nou to ratify that VIP seats, leased out for 30 years for €100m, exist. That method auditors Crowe can embody the sale of the product in Barcelona’s accounts, including an enormous quantity to their wage restrict, and in idea placing them again into the 1:1 spending rule. Diario AS clarify that it isn’t crucial for the VIP seats in query to be in use, however merely that they’re completed, and the Blaugrana are awaiting a certificates from building group Limak with the intention to present as a lot. It will not be the primary time that optimism over an asset sale has not performed out effectively for Barcelona although.