Inside Real Madrid’s new £500m Bernabeu redevelopment as roof goes on… but capacity is REDUCED by one
REAL MADRID have released a dramatic video showing off the progess on their new and improved Bernabeu.
The LaLiga champions are spending a whopping £500million on a monster makeover for their home in the Spanish capital.
Madrid were granted permission to begin the major construction operation – which is due to be completed for the start of the 2022-23 season – at the 73-year-old venue in March.
Bizarrely, all the works will actually REDUCE the final capacity by one seat.
Amongst the changes, there will be a fully-retractable roof and even a 360-degree video screen that stretches around the entire ground.
Seven months into the construction and work on the impressive new roof is finally underway.
Sharing a near-five-minute clip on YouTube, the club said: “Real Madrid fans, check out the latest Santiago Bernabeu redevelopment work.
“Today we show you the closure of the north and south trusses between the Castellana and Padre Damian, a key element within the new roof structure.”
Earlier this year, Real Madrid shared another video showing-off computer-generated images of what the new Bernabeu should look like.
The clip also depicted spacious leisure and entertainment facilities that will be introduced as part of the makeover.
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The club will extend the grounds of the arena to over 66,000 square metres.
It is reported that shops, restaurants and even a hotel will be added to the complex.
But the capacity of the ground will be reduced from 80,243 to 80,242.