FC Barcelona: members adopt financing of the Espai Barça project with 87.8% of votes in favour

Called to vote on the financing of the new Espai Barça project, 87.8% of FC Barcelona (LaLiga Santander) members have voted in favour, during an online referendum held on 19/12/2021, according to the Catalan club. 48,623 FC Barcelona members took part in the vote, representing 44.14% of the members entitled to vote.

The Espai Barça, a major project to modernise FC Barcelona's infrastructure, was updated by president Joan Laporta's board of directors, during the club's ordinary general assembly on 17/10/2021. The project is now valued at €1.5bn, up from €600m in 2014 (+150%).

This increased amount is broken down as follows:
• €900m for the renovation of the Camp Nou (increased to 105,000 capacity and covered with a roof including 30,000 m2 of solar panels, work expected to be completed by the end of 2025);
• €420m for the construction of the new Palau Blaugrana (15,000-capacity arena);
• €100m for the development of the surrounding area and the Barça Campus (which will include the club store, the museum and a Hall of Fame)
• €60m for investments agreed to in the MPGM (Modification of…