The Camp Nou renovation has been the talk of the footballing world for the past three years now, and although Barcelona are now back playing their home matches at the iconic stadium, the project is still far from complete.
At present, the Catalan giants have a capped capacity of just 45,000 as work on the upper tiers of the stadium continues. The current belief is that the full works will be completed at some point during 2027, but after several pushbacks already, this shouldn't be taken as gospel.
Regardless of when it is finished, the club's hierarchy are already waxing lyrical about the financial rewards it will bring in the long term.
Barcelona CEO predicts huge annual windfall
As explained above, the full project won't be completed during 2026; however, Barcelona's CEO, Manel del Rio, has expressed his belief that they will be able to play in front of 105,000 fans at some point this year.
With that will come significant revenues, and Del Rio has revealed to TV3 that the club are estimating around €360 million from stadium-related revenues once full capacity can be reached.
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This would be of huge importance to Barcelona, given their financial woes in recent years. The club currently has a total debt of around €1.4 billion and has faced issues in the transfer market in recent years in relation to bringing in elite players.
Speaking about the projected revenues in the context of the monumental debt, Del Rio told TV3:
“The clubs with the highest levels of debt are usually also those with the highest revenues. If assets exceed liabilities, it is not a problem. Right now, it is sustainable debt. The path is very positive. Barcelona’s path is a good one; it is one of strength.”
FGG says: The proof will be in the pudding
It's all well and good making these lavish projections and predictions about how much money the renovated Camp Nou will bring in, but we must remember that it wasn't that long ago that Barcelona were selling off turf from their home stadium to raise funds to pay for the renovations.
Barcelona are far from out of the woods, and while that debt is still active, supporters are going to feel uneasy about the long-term future of the club.