Barcelona Club assembly approves Camp Nou re-development

Barcelona club assembly held earlier on Saturday has approved Joan Laporta's Espai Barca project.

Voting results are the following:

405 in favour

21 against

6 abstained

The project involves a re-development of Camp Nou, with the stadium going up to a 105,000 capacity.

The ageing stadium will be modernised. A roof, new security facilities, a big 360º screen, new parking areas will be built.

Camp Nou will be closed from 2022 until the end of 2025.

A new Palau Blaugrana—stadium for Barcelona's basketball, handball, roller hockey and futsal teams—will be built.

Laporta's funding plan involves an estimated €1.5 billion investment, with €900m going into the re-development of Camp Nou.

The project now must be ratified in a referendum with all club members casting a vote.

Source: Sport | FCBarcelona