Thursday, 5 February 2015

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The Catalan giants are set to renegotiate a new deal with the airline which could see a name change for one of football's most iconic stadiums

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Barcelona could be set to rename the Camp Nou to include the name of club sponsorQatar Airways.
The Catalan giants are set to renegotiate a new contract with the airline ahead of the 2016 expiration of their current deal.
And Akbar Al Baker, CEO of the airline, admits a name change for one of football's most iconic stadiums could be on the table.
"Everything is a possibility for our company, we’re open to surprises and one of these could be connected to the name of Camp Nou," he said.
"Qatar Airways and Barcelona have the same values. It is possible that our name is added to Camp Nou."
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Barca vice-president Javier Faus added: "Barcelona have nothing but gratitude for Qatar Airways.
"We are extremely satisfied with Qatar Airways and I can assure you there are zero problems with Qatar Airways, zero with Qatar and we definitely hope that this partnership lasts many, many, more years.
"We are set to negotiate a new deal with them. A final decision will be made this year."
Talks have been held between club directors about the 81,044 capacity becoming the Abu Dhabi Bernabeu, after a deal was struck with Dubai-based International Petroleum Investment Company.

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