Barcelona will not return Camp Nou this calendar year, after the announcement of the club's accounts and its projections for the coming year confirmed that his return would be the “second round of the season”.
Less than a month ago, president Joan Laporta insisted that everything was on schedule for Barcelona to return home to Camp Nou before Christmas. However, several reports have said that a much more likely timeline is February, while others have also claimed that it could be until April. The expected return will be with a reduced capacity of 64,000 while work continues on the rest of the stadium.
Héctor Fort is the only available player in the squad who has not been a starter on any occasion. @gbsans
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The second half is taken to mean that it will be at least the 20th day of La Liga, which would mean a home match against Valencia on the last weekend of January, 25 or 26. They face Atalanta in the Champions League next, and Alaves the following weekend.
Barcelona recently received permission to work at Camp Nou to continue 24 hours a day during the week for the next month, while they try to speed up their return. The loss of income from the use of Montjuic has had a major impact on their finances in recent years, and Barcelona are understandably keen to return as soon as possible.
