FC Barcelona have announced they have issued new bonds worth €300 million to finish renovating their stadium, Camp Nou. Goldman Sachs handled the sale, which was approved by both Spanish financial regulators and the club’s voting members.
This amounts comes on top of the €1.5 billion the club has already borrowed to finance the works. The board, led by club president Joan Laporta, received approval for borrowing €510 million in September. The club raised €210 million to cover everyday cash needs,
then met the €510m figure by raising this new €300m, which is earmarked to finish work on the stadium.
Currently, Barça are playing at Camp Nou, despite the work not being finished yet. The first and second tiers of seating are done. Builders are working to finish the new VIP boxes and the third tier by the end of the current season. Once this season ends, workers need to raise the stadium’s new roof, which will take several months. Because of that construction, the team will have to temporarily move back to the Olympic Stadium in Montjuïc, most likely after the end of the current season.
The team expects to return to a completely finished Camp Nou in January or February 2028, which will be midway though the 2027-28 season.
The stadium will host the men’s UEFA Champions League final in 2029. Barcelona hope it can also host the women’s edition in 2031 and the FIFA World Cup final in 2030.
