Khaberni - Egyptian football fans are eagerly awaiting the historic first appearance of Hamza Abdel Karim with Spanish Barcelona on Sunday in the Spanish Football League after he clearly shone during the summer period, prompting the club's management to consider tying him with a release clause of 150 million euros (9 billion Egyptian pounds).
Hamza Abdel Karim (18 years old) moved to Barcelona last January on a loan from Egyptian Al Ahly, where he played only 9 matches as a substitute, then he excelled in the U-20 World Cup attracting the attention of Catalan club scouts who insisted on signing him to support the second team.
Hossam Hassan, the coach of Egypt, selected the young player to participate in the 2026 World Cup, which prompted Barcelona to sign him permanently for 1.5 million euros (82 million Egyptian pounds).
The young player took advantage of the departure of Robert Lewandowski, Marcus Rashford, and Ferran Torres, shining during friendly matches, the most recent being the Joan Gamper Trophy against his former team Al Ahly where he scored the first goal.
Hansi Flick, the coach of the Catalan team, said on Saturday at a press conference: Hamza shone clearly during the preparation period. He is a number 9 striker and still young with a lot of potential, and he has scored goals for us. He did a great job.
