'Espai Barca' dream steps closer to reality
Barcelona's massive redevelopment plans for the area around Camp Nou and beyond have taken a step closer towards a final approval.
Barcelona have reached a key agreement with the city council in their plans for a €600million redevelopment of Camp Nou.
Officials have given the green light to the club's urban restructuring plan, which is essential to the massive planned update to the LaLiga leaders' stadium and facilities.
The plan will now be presented to the Municipal Council and then the Catalan government for final approval.
"It's a project that will mark the future of our club but also it's a leading project for the neighbourhood and the city of Barcelona," Barca president Josep Maria Bartomeu said on Thursday.
"It is a balanced proposal that will integrate what the club and the city need. We can say that Camp Nou will go from being a closed site to an open and friendly one to the public, with green spaces."
The news is a boost to Barca's bid to complete the redevelopment work during the next five years, as per the club's provisional plan.