Playing a game at the Nou Camp is something most Barcelona fans could only dream about? Until now!
You could follow in the footsteps of some of the Catalan greats over the years to step out onto the pitch for a kickabout, as the club is opening up the iconic stadium for fans to play a 60-minute match on this June.
The Spanish giants are offering fans a new deal 'Be a Player', a new way for the fans to feel like a blaugrana player for the day.
Scoring a goal at the biggest stadium in Europe is priceless for the professionals, but now fans can also enjoy the experience at a cost of £255 per person.
Whether you want to go in alone or play alongside your friends, you can apply on the club's website, and then the applications will be processed and organised into teams.
Each team can be composed of a maximum of 18 players and each game will last 60 minutes and will be played on the full pitch.
Players will get to walk out of the tunnel, just like their favourite players, warm-up for 15 minutes as well as get changed in the famous Nou Camp changing rooms where many stars have laced their boots over the years.
Not only that they will have coaches to guide them through the match and referees to call the shots throughout.
The Be a Player experience is a unique and exclusive offer with limited places as only four games are scheduled from June, 5 to June, 12.
It's only a great experience for fans, it's a wise business decision for cash-strapped Barca to not only earn some extra money, but also build up fan engagement after what was a miserable season.
Any extra revenue may be able to boost the LaLiga giants hopes of a summer rebuild under boss Xavi.
The club are already reportedly unable to register free signings Andreas Christensen and Franck Kessie due to the financial situation.
According to Sport, the financial situation at the club means that if LaLiga were to start today, they would not be able to register either Kessie or Christensen.
The latest development calls into question the reality of Barcelona's ability to be bold in the transfer market this summer.
Rumours continue to circulate surrounding the potential signings of Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski and Leeds star Raphinha, but at the moment they are seemingly likely to represent overly expensive options for the club.
The club was impacted by the same problem back in January when they wanted to register Ferran Torres after his arrival from Manchester City.
Eventually the club made the financial moves necessary to register the Spaniard, but all three cases only testify to the dire financial situation of the club.
Barcelona will have to get rid of players, either through selling them for a fee or letting them go for nothing and just reaping the financial benefits of not having them on the wage bill, should they want to bring new players in this summer.
The club are still hamstrung by the league's 'one in four regulation' that only allows them to spend £1m for every £4m they save.
Naturally, such restrictions on their spending are not conducive to a club wanting to reemerge at the top of the Spanish game and challenge Real Madrid and other European giants for the biggest prizes in football.
Sport go on to note that the club will be able to reach agreements for various players, they use Lewandowski as the example, but it is another matter getting the selling club to sanction the move while the Catalans have no money in the bank.
With Kessie and Christensen waiting for their agreements with Barcelona to be officially ratified, the club must find ways to make and save money.
The Spanish publication say that Barca must harness the return of 'tourists' to the city to rebuild its financial might.
Therefore the latest experience offer could prove to be a major boost, as Barca try to boost their finances.
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