FC Barcelona to Pay €94 Million a Year for Debt to Renew Stadium

  • Repayment to start in 2026 after overhaul of Spotify Camp Nou
  • Club to play home matches at Estadi Olimpic during works
Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, in 2019.Photographer: Michael Regan/Getty Images
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FC Barcelona will pay €94 million ($104 million) a year in servicing the debt related to the revamp of its iconic Spotify Camp Nou stadium, club executives said on Thursday.

The Catalan football club has raised €1.45 billion of debt to fund its Espai Barça project, which includes a redo of the football stadium but also a new Palau Blaugrana arena to play other sports like basketball and handball and other spaces like a hotel and a new museum and store.