Exiled at the Montjuic stadium since 2023, FC Barcelona is growing impatient. For two years, the Catalan club has been renovating the Camp Nou stadium. And this summer, the club hoped to delight some of its members by hosting the traditional Gamper Trophy in their home ground on August 10. However, Barça couldn't open its stadium under construction just like that. On June 28, Barcelona mayor Jaume Collboni announced that the team, chaired by Joan Laporta, had some administrative formalities to complete.
"We'll do the same as we would any other establishment. They have to apply for an opening license, and then the City Council will carry out the inspection, particularly in terms of security, to ensure everything is in order. To my knowledge, this application has not yet been made ." Since then, pessimism has gained ground. Yesterday, the press mentioned the possibility of playing at the Camp Nou, but behind closed doors. This afternoon, Sport assured that there is a strong chance that the Gamper Trophy will ultimately be played at Barça's training ground.
Target September 14
The final decision should be made official before next Friday. The Blaugrana have applied for an opening license, but everything indicates they will not receive a first occupancy license within the allotted time. The city council has approved the modification of the Camp Nou's activities license, but it still needs to carry out a final inspection to establish an accurate spectator capacity for the stadium's reopening. Barça has done everything possible to reopen its stadium in August. A capacity of 60,000 seats was considered, before being reduced to 30,000.
Today, Barça's goal remains to be able to host its first La Liga match on September 14th against Valencia. The pressure is on, as Sport points out that the first matchday of the Champions League will be played from September 16th to 18th. If the draw schedules the match at the Camp Nou, Barça must be ready. The Blaugrana directors assure that their home ground will be reopened by then, but they don't yet know how many spectators they will be able to admit.
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