Overview
- Catalan police confirmed a 54-year-old construction worker died from a blow while working at the Spotify Camp Nou and emergency crews were unable to save him.
- Authorities have opened a criminal and workplace-safety inquiry and notified the on-call investigating judge and Catalonia’s Department of Business and Labour.
- The club issued a statement expressing condolences and said president Joan Laporta will personally convey his sympathies to the family and offer support.
- Several outlets report a temporary suspension of on-site work while investigations proceed and Spanish reporting suggests the worker may have been on a raised lift, but that detail remains unverified.
- The death is the first reported fatality since the major rebuild began in June 2023, a project to expand Camp Nou to about 105,000 seats that has already faced delays and involves thousands of workers.