Camp Nou opens 27,000 people, Barcelona s first step is not profitable but important

Regarding Barcelona's new Camp Nou Stadium, fans of the Red and Blue Army have been waiting for good news and bad news. The good news is that the Barcelona municipality has approved the team's permit for revising the use of the stadium, agreeing to reduce the capacity of the new Camp Nou in the first phase from the initial planned 62,000 to 27,000.

The bad news is that if only 27,000 people are enabled in the first phase, then from a financial perspective, Barcelona has not increased its revenue and even has to bear a considerable cost.

This is because Barcelona's season tickets were 22,600 last season. After returning to the Camp Nou, fans will be more enthusiastic. Members with priority may apply for more season tickets.

Since the season pass price is discounted, it makes it difficult to increase revenue when the new Camp Nou uses 27,000 seats in the first phase. At the same time, because the team needs to spend more money to deploy security and management while building the upper stands and playing games.

On the other hand, the construction period will be further extended because the stadium is expanded while playing. It will also lead to the inability to cover the new Camp Nou. If this work cannot be completed in time in the summer of 26 (it is expected to take 6 months to complete), Barcelona may need to return to Montsico Stadium for another period of transition in the 2026-27 season, which will bring great economic losses.

Therefore, the launch of the new Camp Nou with 27,000 people will not have direct economic benefits for Barcelona in the short term, and will even bring some losses. However, Barcelona still needs to return because only by returning to Camp Nou can the VIP seats sold last season be fully recorded and resolve the current registration crisis.

Regardless of whether Ter Stegen agrees to the registration of injury (in fact, he cannot agree), Barcelona can only register Garcia alone, and Szczesny and Rashford still need other income to solve the problem.

Returning to the new Camp Nou, even if it cannot make Barcelona profit in the short term, it can play a role in closing the accounts and at least overcome the current difficulties. On the other hand, returning to the Camp Nou home court may also give Barcelona players a greater sense of belonging. After all, the former Camp Nou was the unbeaten place for Barcelona's Champions League. Playing in this stadium will give players greater motivation and fans will also have higher enthusiasm.

After the launch of the new Camp Nou, it may also drive the tourism industry and more fans here, and at the same time enter the Barcelona museum or Barcelona store to drive the income of other surrounding industries. What is crucial is that Barcelona can achieve good results in the new season, accumulate more popularity for the new Camp Nou, and finally bring the effect of accumulating strength.

After all, Barcelona is in a financial crisis, Laporta is not good at financial management, and the team's performance is good, bringing fans higher enthusiasm for consumption, which is also the easiest way to solve the problem.