Barcelona has appointed a company to work with fans in an area to “lead the crowd” when the club returns to Camp Nou.
The board of Barca approved plans on Monday for an “animation room”, and said they will “listen to everyone” and to strive to suggest it in June and July for a “definition of the new sector and its members” in August or in August or September is being made.
Since last season, the LaLiga leaders have been playing in the 49,472 capacity Estadi Olimpic Lluis, while major revovation work is taking place in the stadium that they have called at home since 1957.
📽 A look at the visit to Spotify Camp Nou by President Joan Laporta, Deco, Flick, Lamine Yamal, Gavi and Pedri pic.twitter.com/ewgk4wbh5y
– FC Barcelona (@fcbarcelona) July 17, 2024
Spotify Camp Nou: Stadium set for a new part
“The plan is to enter into a dialogue with all stakeholders who may have an interest in a special ‘animation space’,” said Barcelona. ‘[This includes] Club members, players, employees and experts in such supporters schedules, among many others. “
Barcelona’s Ultras, known as the Boixos Nois, were banned from competitions and traveled to Way matches during club president Joan Laporta’s first spell at the helm in 2003.
The group is not involved in the position of the supporters in the Temporary House of Barcelona, which was closed for an indefinite period in November.
The club said that the groups that form the position would have to pay the total of around £ 18,000.
One of those penalties came in September, when UEFA the club a fine of € 10,000 (nearly £ 9,000) Boette after a banner with Nazi connectations was shown in the end during their Champions League match in Monaco.
The groups have said that they are not responsible for the fines, while football assistants offered Europe solidarity and said that Barcelona had taken action “without providing evidence” that the perpetrators “are actually associated with the active groups”.
Installed! ✅ The first seats at Spotify Camp Nou! pic.twitter.com/O8GFSLW6CI
– FC Barcelona (@fcbarcelona) October 10, 2024
When is Camp Nou reopen? Last on date
Barcelona had hoped to return to Camp Nou in the middle of this season, but announced in January that the time frame was delayed until at least May.
The project offers the iconic stadium a new roof and an increased capacity of 105,000 that will make it the largest in Europe when the work is fully completed in 2026.
While the average presence of Barca was 83,498 in Camp Nou in 2022/23, that figure fell to 39,843 last season and is, according to Transfermarkt, 45,010 so far in 2024/25.
Some fans told the athletics that they had stopped with those present after they were disappointed with the way the team played during the last season of former manager Xavi, while others told the outlet that they were not impressed by the club that decides to Increase and then lower the ticket prices.
