We’ve been reading stories about Barcelona’s poor financial state for over a year. The debt is spiralling out of control, the standard of their squad is deteriorating – and yet, they are plotting big-money transfers and are embarking on an ambitious project to modernise their home stadium. What gives, Barca?”Barça will have the privilege to play at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in the 2023-24 season during the recently approved Espai Barça work. Work begins on the 1st/2nd levels this summer & when major work is done on 3rd level/roof, we’ll play here.” — @JoanLaportaFCB pic.twitter.com/w3rSoCR0i5— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) June 21, 2022 Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Barcelona president Joan Laporta confirmed that the club would play home matches in the 2023/24 season at the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium while working on the Camp Nou’s roof and the highest level of stands is underway.Montjuic Stadium, named after the hill close to the city, was used for the 1992 Summer Olympic Games and was the home of Barca’s city rivals Espanyol between 1997 and 2009. It’s a nearly a century-old stadium that has undergone several renovations during its history. And Barcelona will have to modernise it further before they start using it as their temporary home.Tuesday, 22.30: (2.90) Levadia Tallinn (3.25) Vikingur (2.55)After promoting the new home shirt, largely inspired by the Olympic Games that took place three decades ago, Laporta now wants his club to embrace the Olympic heritage of the city and the old stadium.”We committed ourselves to adapting the Olympic Stadium’s infrastructure and modernising many aspects. We’ll attend to the stands, press areas, changing rooms, and the parking area. It’s an iconic stadium of the Olympic Barcelona, an important landmark of our city. We want to make the season there a memorable one.”🏟| Espai Barça plan.• 2022-23: Camp Nou with practically 100% capacity.• 2023-24: Montjuïc Stadium.• 2024-25: Camp Nou with 66,000 capacity. New store opens.• 2025-26: Same as 2024-25. Museum reopens.• 2026-27: Camp Nou with 100% capacity.Via: @xavierbosch [md] pic.twitter.com/vwjtKA1gIE— Barça Buzz (@Barca_Buzz) June 14, 2022 At first, there were rumours that Barcelona would increase Montjuic’s 55,000-capacity, but that won’t be the case. Not even Barcelona can afford to spend that much of the money they don’t even have in their accounts.
