Nou Camp in urgent need of repair as Barcelona stadium compared to old Plough Lane

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Barcelona to find their famous 80,000-capacity stadium in similarly poor nick.The Catalan club aim to have a fully refurbished Nou Camp completed by 2025, courtesy of a massive one billion pound loan from global megabank, Goldman Sachs.About time, too, according to Gibson, a regular pundit and co-commentator for La Liga TV.The ex-Manchester United forward, 59, revealed: “I was there for Barcelona’s game with Grenada – and there were only 20,000 in an empty stadium because of Covid restrictions.“It was awful.

Barcelona were rubbish – they got a last minute equaliser for a 1-1 draw – and there’s a thunderstorm and torrential rain."I couldn’t believe how bad the stadium was.

The way it’s built, downwards and underground on the inside, meant the fans were wading through flour or five inches of water on the concourses.“It’s got to be worst ground I’ve been to since Plough Lane!”Plans for Barcelona’s revamped ground have been unveiled.

It will eventually house more than 100,000 supporters and aims to maximise match day revenue.That is something the present Nou Camp is not equipped to do - with no lucrative VIP hospitality areas available at all.Gibson, who first started covering La Liga in the 90s with Sky Sports, went on: “It’s incredible that a club as big as Barcelona have no corporate areas or boxes.“They’ve missed out on so much.