Barcelona offers 1.5 billion euros to finance the new Camp Nou project and “Esbay Barcelona” | Spanish football

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Barcelona president, Joan Laporta, announced that he will put the proposal to a vote at the next annual general meeting, on Saturday, with the committed members of the club, a group of more than 4,000 members, usually older. If the project is approved, it will be put to a referendum with all of Barcelona’s over 161,000 members.

The club repeats in its project that there are at least 67 stadiums more modern than the Camp Nou in Europe at the moment. The project provides financing for the full amount with “international operators specialized in stadiums and sports facilities”, with repayment expected within 35 years. Work on the stadium will begin in 2022 and be completed by the end of 2025.

Camp Nou opened in 1957, and Barcelona had a project to modernize the stadium area for 15 years. According to the club, 145 million euros have already been spent over the years, which is only 5% of the completion of the planned works.

Check out the main details of the project:

• Renovation of the Camp Nou stadium to cover 105,000 seats
• Create new cabins
• 360º Electronic Scoreboard
• Complete redevelopment of the area
• The new Palau auditorium accommodates 15,000 spectators
• Integration of the Barsha campus with the neighborhood
• Construction start in 2022.
• Completion of Camp Nou by the end of 2025 and full completion by the end of 2027
• Profits of up to 200 million euros annually with the new Espai Barça