The works at the Spotify Camp Nou are progressing at full speed in recent weeks. Less than a month before the dispute of the Joan Gamper 2025 Trophy (Sunday, August 10), there is significant progress in the stands and boxes, the latter being a vital area for the club's finances.
The reason has to do with the 475 VIP seats whose commercialization rights were sold by the club at the end of 2024. The negotiation with two Middle Eastern investors contributed 100 million euros net to the culé coffers, but its new auditor, Crowe Spain, refused to account for this income until the assets sold were fully built and operational.
In that sense, Crowe will only audit the operation until the company Limak Construction, in charge of the project, completely builds the area where the 475 sold to the companies Fortia Advisor Limited (30 M€) and New Era Visionary Group (70 M€) rest, the latter also a telecommunications provider of the club.
The key to returning to 1:1 is to finish the construction of the VIP box
Barça already received the 30 million from Fortia, while New Era has already paid 28 'kilos' and the other 42 M€ will be paid in two installments to be made in September 2025 and early 2026. However, these figures will only be taken into account by LaLiga until Crowe sends its report detailing the operability of the boxes.
The 100 million allowed Barça to return to the 1:1 rule in January and, therefore, will fulfill the same function this summer, as long as the azulgrana accounting report is sent this month. For the culés, operating under this regulation is key to strengthen without problems in the summer market.
The 1:1 rule allows to reinvest in signings every euro entered in the market through transfers, loans and reduction of salary mass. For now, the club still does not have enough margin in its 'Fair Play', although Javier Tebas himself believes that the club will soon have solvency to sign without problems and register its new players.
"It is close (to 1:1), it is my opinion. The question is that they consider that they are going to take certain decisions to get closer, but they are close", explained the LaLiga president in a recent interview for the 'ESPN' channel.
The Camp Nou is taking shape for the Gamper
In addition to the 'Fair Play' issue, the azulgrana board hopes that Limak will get everything ready in the first and second tiers, as well as in the box and press area, to play the Gamper on August 10 against Como of Italy.
In principle, the club expects a capacity of about 30,000 fans, using the entire ring of the first tier and some sectors of the second. The first two amphitheaters already have almost all their seats installed, while work on accesses, changing rooms and other areas of the Estadi is also progressing at full speed to resolve all the necessary licenses.
Barça plans to hold a rehearsal on July 28, with all the media and security personnel who usually attend the Estadi in an official match. Then the tickets will go on sale, which will probably sell out in a couple of hours. A month later, on September 14 or 15, it will be the turn to debut in the League against Valencia.
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