Barcelona unveil stunning new images of £550m Nou Camp expansion to 105,000 seats which has roof that catches rain to water pitch with

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.

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.

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.

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Takeyuki Katsuya, the Japanese architect behind the plans, said: "Our design is based on only the essence of the original stadium.

"We will make a free, open space around the stadium like a large piece of origami, carefully arranged not to disturb the flow of the people into the stadium.

"People can enjoy the Mediterranean climate. When I see the Mediterranean sea I feel liberty, freedom.

"We want to make a stadium that the members want and will enjoy."