Barcelona’s return to their Camp Nou stadium has been further delayed until May at the earliest. Work to refurbish the Camp Nou and increase its capacity to 105,000 — the largest in European football — began in June 2023.

Barcelona have confirmed they will not return to Spotify Camp Nou before May as renovation work on the club's stadium drags on.

Barcelona have confirmed that they will not return to the Camp Nou before May as the extensive stadium renovation project continues.

Barcelona's bid to return to Camp Nou before the end of this season has been dealt a fresh blow. A full-scale rebuild of their spiritual home has been ongoing since summer 2023 with initial plans to reopen in time for the club's 125th anniversary last November.

Click here to return to the original storyBarcelona's return to Camp Nou has been delayed again, now targeting May 2025 "at the earliest" due to slower-than-expected progress on renovations.

Barcelona's return to Camp Nou has been delayed again, now targeting May 2024 "at the earliest" due to slower-than-expected progress on renovations. Originally planned for November 2023, the rebuild aims for completion by June 2026 at a cost of €900m.

Barcelona’s return to the renovated Camp Nou has been pushed back once more and won’t happen now for another few months. The Catalans had initially been hoping to return at the end of 2024 but it now looks like being some time in May.