Valencia secure €322m funding to finally complete Nou Mestalla stadium
Valencia have announced the securing of €322million in funding organised through Goldman Sachs which the La Liga club say will allow them to finally complete the long-delayed new Nou Mestalla stadium.
The 70,000-capacity stadium is now due to be ready in 2027, with Valencia's announcement saying a €237m loan would be paid back over 28 years, while €85 million of the financing would be prepaid from selling the land on which its current Mestalla ground sits.
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'This marks a historic milestone for Valencia CF,' Valencia president Kiat Lim said in the statement.
'Securing this landmark financing gives us the green light to deliver Nou Mestalla — a world-class stadium that will power the club's growth for generations. It is the clearest expression of our long-term commitment to Valencia, and a reflection of the trust and confidence the club now commands in global financial markets.
'With this agreement, we are building more than a stadium — we are building the future of Valencia CF.'
Valencia's new stadium was first announced in November 2006, and work started the following August. Work was halted in February 2009, when the club's then owners ran out of money, after around €100m had already been spent constructing a concrete bowl base.
Current club owner Peter Lim (Kiat's father) was then involved in a long-running dispute with the local authorities over permits required for construction, which were finally resolved ahead of work restarting at the site in January 2025.
€80m from La Liga's deal with private equity fund CVC has already been committed to paying for the new stadium, with over €30m also raised through the sale of over 40,000 square metres of space beside the new ground for the construction of two residential and commercial towers.
Among the club's legacy financial problems inherited by Lim was an €89m loan with local lender Caixabank, for which the old stadium was collateral.
Last November, Valencia announced a debt restructuring which included a long-term corporate facility of €121m and a short-term bridging loan facility of €65m, provided by Goldman Sachs.
Nou Mestalla will also feature around 7,000 VIP seats and facilities for non-football events, so the stadium can provide a boost to club revenues, help pay back the costs of construction, and their other existing liabilities.
Valencia fans might receive the news of the new financing agreement with mixed feelings.
The Lim family are very unpopular in the city, with regular protests against their ownership, so this apparent reaffirmation of their long-term commitment makes a sale of the club in the short or medium-term seems less likely.
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There is also a deep emotional connection to the Mestalla ground, currently the oldest in La Liga, where Valencia have played since 1923.
The 2027 completion date also puts the new stadium back in the running for games when Spain co-hosts the 2030 World Cup, after it was left out of the initial Spanish federation plan for the tournament.
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