Barcelona and Alaves will not be able to play the 2017 Copa del Rey final at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu as Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has confirmed that there will be construction work taking place that weekend.
Not since 1997 have Los Blancos' rivals played the season's showpiece event at their stadium and the Blaugrana will once again have to play at an alternative location on May 27.
"The final cannot be played at the [Estadio Santiago] Bernabeu because of construction work," the club's president told reporters at an event for Enrique Ortego's book 'The Undecima, UEFA Super Cup and Club World Cup'.
Perez also discussed recent speculation over a Real Madrid bid for David de Gea, backing his current shot stopper.
"We won't work on transfers until the end of the season," he said.
"We are delighted with Keylor Navas."
A move for the Manchester United keeper was close to being completed in 2015, before failing to meet the deadline.
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