Ferran Olivé sets Spotify Camp Nou revenue target at 450 million euros

Ferran Olivé, FC Barcelona's economic vice president, has put concrete numbers on the club's financial recovery. Speaking with Cadena SER's 'Què t'hi jugues!' show, the executive explained that a fully operational Spotify Camp Nou should generate between 425 and 450 million euros in annual revenue, well above the initial estimates the club had when the renovation project first began.

• Ferran Olivé places the Spotify Camp Nou's annual revenue between 425 and 450 million euros once construction is complete.
• The economic vice president defends extending Espai Barça funding to 1.8 billion euros to cover delays and project improvements.
• The return to the stadium with 95,000 spectators is scheduled in the budget for January 2028.
• Barcelona expects to recover a neutral net worth by 2030 and confirms positive financial fair play in January.
• The new Palau Blaugrana will be tendered this season under a formula that will not increase the club's debt.

Spotify Camp Nou and the new 450 million revenue forecast

The club's economic vice president was emphatic about the stadium's importance for the institution's future. Olivé stressed that Barcelona's number one priority is finishing the Spotify Camp Nou works, a position he had already expressed at the general assembly of delegate members held on September 19. In his view, a completed stadium and a competitive first team create a virtuous circle that attracts sponsors and drives sales at official stores.

The project's initial figures placed stadium revenue in a range of 350 to 375 million euros per year. However, VIP seat sales have exceeded all expectations and the club has revised its projections upwards. Olivé made it clear: the premium seating success allows the club to calculate that the Spotify Camp Nou will generate between 425 and 450 million euros per season once it operates at full capacity.

With the stadium finished and the team performing, sponsors will step up and we will sell more in the stores. It is a circle.

Why Barcelona is expanding Espai Barça funding to 1.8 billion

The expansion of the Espai Barça credit line to 1.8 billion euros responds to accumulated construction delays and a series of changes and improvements introduced in the project. Barcelona had requested a loan to be repaid with future stadium revenue, but the calendar has shifted and interest payments have already begun before the venue is fully operational.

That gap has created a cash flow problem the club aims to solve with a 210 million dollar 'media notes' issuance and an additional 300 million euro expansion of the main credit line. Olivé detailed that the first 100 million euros will go to repay financing to investors involved in the project.

When Barcelona will return to the Spotify Camp Nou with 95,000 fans

The construction schedule calls for the Spotify Camp Nou roof to be finished between October and November 2027. However, the club's budget planning is somewhat more conservative and sets the return to the stadium in January 2028. By that date, the venue should be ready to host around 95,000 spectators per match.

That full capacity is exactly what supports the club's new revenue projections. The institution believes that the stadium, once operating at full operational capacity, will become one of the main economic drivers of the financial recovery project launched five years ago.

Positive financial fair play in January and neutral net worth by 2030

Olivé also addressed the first team's accounting situation and confirmed that the club will have positive financial fair play in January, which would open the door to strengthening the squad in the winter transfer window. However, he added that for new signings to arrive, Barcelona would first need to sell, a condition the institution already includes in its sporting and economic planning.

The economic vice president also confirmed that the club is already working on the budget for next season, which will include upcoming contract renewals for Raphinha, Marc Bernal and Xavi Espart. In the medium term, the board maintains the goal of recovering a neutral net worth by 2030, a step it considers essential to close the cycle of accumulated debt.

The new Palau Blaugrana to be tendered this season without adding debt

The other major pending project within Espai Barça is the construction of the new Palau Blaugrana. The current design no longer fits the standards required by the Euroleague, so the club is betting on a venue with a capacity of 20,000 people for shows and around 15,000 for sporting competitions.

The chosen formula involves ceding the land for 50 years to an investor who will build and operate the Palau with events. According to Olivé, several investor groups specialized in arenas have already come forward and the proposal is highly favorable for the institution: it generates no new debt and members do not have to contribute any capital. The vice president confirmed that the project will be tendered this season, though he declined to set a date for the start of construction.