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Wednesday briefing: FC Barcelona pause €1.5 billion Camp Nou financing

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15 March 2023 - 4:30 AM

FC Barcelona have paused a €1.5 billion fundraising intended to fund the revamp of the Camp Nou stadium, according to The Financial Times. 

The Catalan giants are understood to have baulked at the terms of the deal amid an increase in US borrowing costs, forcing the club to weigh up alternative financing arrangements.

A source said the deal was meant to be priced late last week, but negotiations with private investors stalled as a flurry of recent inflation

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