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Spotify Camp Nou under construction

THE CLUB TRUSTS IN THE PROGRESS OF THE WORKS

FC Barcelona insists on returning to the Spotify Camp Nou this year

Published:16/07/2024 - 22:46h

Updated:17/07/2024 - 12:01h

The vice president of FC Barcelona, ​​Elena Fort, reiterated the club's intention to return to the Spotify Camp Nou, at least, in December of this year. In a talk with 'EFE', Fort made it clear that the works are progressing within the planned deadlines

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The directive of the FC Barcelona reiterated his wish of reinaugurar the Spotify Camp Nou before it finalise the 2024. In accordance with the attendant of the 'Espai Barça' and vice-president of the club, Elena Fort, there is full confidence in that the constructor commissioned of the project will complete the 60 % of the work in December of 2024, as it establishes it the agreement that the Turkish company signed with the Barcelona group.

"The works follow the planned plan and are in the terms that touch us. Ours first idea was to try arrive to the iconic date of 29 November, when we will celebrate our 125 anniversary. They will be some days more, but to day of today can affirm that will have the ready stadium to play to finals of year", explained Fort in an interview with 'EFE'. In this regard, it remembered that, in case that the constructor Limak break the planned terms, there will be a penalty for fulfilling.

"It is one of the a lot of clauses that exist and, if it arrives the moment, will have to apply it, but think that the moment will not arrive", added the vice-president culé. In principle, the fine fixed would be of 1 million of euros by each day of delay in the delivery of the project from 29 November. The first phase of the works began in June of 2023 and had to culminate in the date of the 125 anniversary of the club.

The Barça reiterates his confidence in Limak to culminate the Espai Barça

Regarding the election of Limak to build the Espai Barça, Elena Fort explained that "Limak fulfils exactly with the requirements and the bases of the contest. We have given him the work to which has answered better to demands it the club. To which adjusted in time and money (953 million euros is what costs the execution of the work) to what asked. Lamentably, the rest of companies did not fulfil with requirements of the club and our decision has been absolutely objective".

Regarding the budget, the manager of the project ensured that the club has encouraged for fulfilling with the necessary controls so that the 1.500 million euros approved by the American banks Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan) use properly. And, on some presumptive irregularities in the works, remembered that the Barça has "a report of security and salubridad of external experts that say that the works are absolutely exemplary". To fulfil the new planned terms by the club, the first team could return to the Camp Nou the next 22 December, by the day 18 of League in front of the Athletic of Madrid.