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BARCELONA have just one hurdle to jump before work can start on their £550million stadium upgrade.

The City council have agreed with the club's plans to redevelop the Nou Camp, which means there is just the municipal council to persuade.

The Nou Camp redevelopment is expected to cost a whopping £550mCredit: FC Barcelona

As well as expanding the number of seats, the outer areas around the stadium will be cleaned up and modernisedCredit: FC Barcelona

The Nou Camp will also have improved transport links and make the general match atmosphere much more positiveCredit: FC Barcelona

The capacity inside the Nou Camp will increase from 90,000 to a majestic 105,000Credit: FC Barcelona

And these stunning photos show how the stadium will look on the Catalonia horizon.

The expansion will see the number of seats increase from 90,000 to 105,000, and importantly, the area around the ground will be transformed.

A deal for the naming rights is expected in the next few weeks and could bring in around £200m to help pay for it.

The plans may have an open feel but all the seats inside will be covered by a new roof that will harvest rain to water the pitch and solar energy to power the grow lights for the grass.

The ground will now weave its way into the city, becoming part of the districts of La Maternitat and Sant RamonCredit: FC Barcelona

The club has got the permission of the city council for the redevelopment, now it's just the Municipal Council vote and then it's all systems goCredit: FC Barcelona

Barcelona are undertaking a long-overdue renovation of the Nou Camp, starting in 2019

Europe's biggest stadium is about to get even bigger, with a projected 105,000 capacity

Barca's renovation plans also include another 6,000 capacity stadium for their B team named after club legend Johann Cruyff.

In fact, it's already under construction at the training complex outside the city.

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On top of that, they're constructing new 12,000-seat Palau Blaugrana indoor arena on the Camp Nou site.

Work is scheduled to begin 2019 and it will be done in phases over four years - so the ground will remain open ahead of its expected 2022-23 season kick-off.