Barcelona Set to Lose Up to €100M As Catalan Club Prepare to Relocate From Camp Nou Next Season

• Barcelona are planning to move to the Olympic Stadium in Montjuïc for the 2023/24 football season following renovation work at Camp Nou
• The planned renovation includes extending the capacity of the stadium from 99,000 to 110,000 which will make it the third-largest football stadium in the world
• The Olympic Stadium has a capacity of just over 56,000, meaning Barcelona will have a reduced income from ticket sales in the 2023/24 La Liga Season

Barcelona will be moving away from Camp Nou for the 2023/24 football season as the Catalan giants commence renovation on the 99,000-capacity stadium.

The La Liga giants are planning to move to the Olympic Stadium in Montjuïc which has a capacity of just over 56,000 while renovation work continues at Camp Nou.

According to Get Spanish Football News, Barcelona will invest around €15m-20m to adapt the Olympic Stadium so it is suitable to host the Catalan games.

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The Barcelona board also predicts that the club will lose out on up to €100m with the relocation in terms of ticket sales as they expect a drop in match attendance.

The Catalan club is expected to play at the Olympic Stadium in Montjuïc until at least October 2024, when renovation work at Camp Nou would have been completed.

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Barcelona set to change club logo

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Barcelona’s crest is set to undergo major changes as the La Liga club’s hierarchy are contemplating making a major change in the club’s famous crest.

The current Barca logo has some elements that the Catalan club would like to change such as the acronym FCB, which is also used by Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich.

Catalan journalist Carles Aguilar Catalán revealed that FC Barcelona's new logo won't be an altered version of the 2018 edition but likely a bigger rebrand.