FC Barcelona given Montjuïc departure date by local city council

The local government of Barcelona has set the month of May (2025) as the deadline for the Catalan side to leave the Estadi Lluís Companys.

There is still a question mark over the precise date and month in which FC Barcelona will return to their redeveloped Spotify Camp Nou home, although it is understood they will have to leave Montjuic by May next year.

The Barcelona City Council has already informed the club during the last meeting they held, through Barcelona de Serveis Municipals (BSM), the body responsible for managing the Anella Olímpica facilities, that the Montjuïc Stadium will open from May ( 2025) is preparing to organize a series of cultural events and concerts that are incompatible with other types of activities. In a nutshell, this means that Hanis Flick's men will no longer be able to use the stadium in Montjuïc from the beginning of May 2025.

In principle, this ultimatum should not be a major inconvenience for the Catalan club, given the steady work going on at Camp Nou, with the club briefly considering a move in early 2025, but that initiative is losing steam today, especially considering that the UEFA is banning venue changes during the first phase of the Champions League competition, with the final match of the competition phase scheduled for January 29 (against Atalanta).

Taking this into account, the club has completely ruled out the possibility of combining LaLiga matches at Camp Nou with hosting Champions League matches at Montjuïc and will now wait until at least February before considering a return to Camp Nou.

Barcelona therefore has three months (February, March and April) to make the gradual shift a reality. The transition will be staggered, as in principle only 60% of the capacity will be available while the construction phase of the third layer is still in full swing and is not expected to be completed until 2026.

Meanwhile, the Turkish construction company (Limak) continues its race against time to meet deadlines, with spring 2025 destined to be the time frame in which Barça and the club's supporters return to their spiritual home.