Camp Nou crisis! Barcelona way behind on £1.25 billion stadium renovation as secret footage reveals dire construction site amid club's aim for unlikely 2025 return

The Catalan giants have invested £1.25 billion ($1.6bn) on giving their famous home a serious facelift. The initial plan was to have the upgraded venue ready for Barcelona’s 125th anniversary celebrations in November 2024.

That deadline passed with no word on when Camp Nou will be in a fit enough state to welcome supporters through its doors once more. The ambitious project is seeing the capacity at Catalunya’s most iconic sporting theatre raised from 99,354 to 105,000.

Footage from YouTuber, BarcaStory, shows that no fans will be entering Camp Nou any time soon. There is still a lot of work to be done, with thousands of seats yet to be fitted. A recent report from Relevo claims that the stadium’s roof will not be installed until the summer of 2026.

Barcelona could move back in before then, with a speculative return date of October 2025 being put in place, with La Liga title hopefuls currently playing their home games at the 54,000-capacity Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys.

Camp Nou will become the largest stadium in Europe once it is completed, with stunning designs having been drawn up, but it remains to be seen when Lamine Yamal and Co. will grace the legendary turf once more and whether club legend Lionel Messi will be granted his wish of turning out at the stadium one last time.