Barcelona’s Camp Nou remodelling will cost club €900 million, confirms vice-president

The vice-president of the Institutional Area and spokesperson for FC Barcelona, Elena Fort, has confirmed that Turkish company Limak Construction will work on the remodelling of the Spotify Camp Nou and the task will begin in June 2023.

“Today we have reached a very important fact: the company that must carry out the reform of the Camp Nou, which will be the Turkish company Limak Construction,” said Elena Fort as per Diario SPORT.

“Limak Construction gives us full guarantees in the construction process of the Camp Nou. In June 2023 the work will begin. A new stage begins,” she added.

The decision to carry out the operation via Limak Construction was taken at the meeting of the Board of Directors. So while addressing the report on the issues discussed at the ordinary meeting, Fort shed light on several key milestones, including final dates and the cost of the project.

“The price is adjusted to what was announced, about €900 million,” explained Fort. “The contract establishes penalties but this is confidential information. The contract protects the interests of FC Barcelona.”

“The objective that Barça has is to defend its interests and, to defend them, we emphasize that it be done as quickly as possible and at the lowest cost.”

Furthermore, Fort added that the delivery of the entire project is expected in June 2026.

“We have a stadium with very high expenses due to its age and this affects our competitiveness.”

“We will return to the Camp Nou before November 29, 2024 (125th anniversary). The delivery of the finished work must be a reality before June 2026,” she said.

Interestingly enough, Fort pointed out that the Camp Nou reform was first proposed between 2005 and 2006, but it is the current board that decided to take charge of carrying the operation out.