Barcelona is said to be a return to the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Company in Montjuic for the coming season, while delays to work on Camp Nou. The Spotify Camp Nou would be ready for action in November 2024, but now they could return to Montjuic for a third season in a row.
The Catalan giants announced on Friday that their traditional curtainraiser de Joan Gamper trophy would not take place in Camp Nou on 10 August as originally planned, but at the 6000 capacity Estadi Johan Cruyff. The first La Liga match of Barcelona at home is planned for the weekend of September 14, while they asked that their first Champions League match would be away from home, which would post their first European competition on September 30, October 1 or October 2. UEFA is not convinced that Camp Nou will be ready.
According to MD, Barcelona is considering a temporary return to Montjuic this season, as a result of the delays. This despite the Olympic Stadium that is only two days before a potential League collision with Valencia organizing a Post Malone concert.
Until now, it has been reported that Barcelona is satisfied that a completion certificate would be sufficient to convince auditors that the 475 VIP chairs rented 30 years for an amount of € 100 million that the deal must be included in their accounts. The importance of this is whether they can include that € 100 million in their salary limit.
Another route to ensure that the VIP chairs are included in their bills would be to offer the same VIP chairs at Montjuic, which means that the deal continues.