Barcelona sign Egypt forward Hamza Abdelkarim on permanent deal until 2029

Reuters

Published 1 month ago

Barcelona have signed Egypt ⁠forward Hamza Abdelkarim on a three-year deal, ‌the LaLiga club said in ‌a statement on ‌Tuesday.

[p]The 18-year-old international joined [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]‌Barcelona[/a] on loan from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/al-ahly/EPsYDm4A/"]Al ‌Ahly[/a] in the winter transfer window, with ‌a purchase option at ⁠the ‌end of the season. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/abdelkarim-hamza/jPwJgdF6/"]Abdelkarim[/a] scored six goals in 11 appearances for the club’s under-19 side.[/p][p]"[b]FC Barcelona has informed ⁠Al Ahly that it is exercising its purchase option for Hamza Abdelkarim. The Egyptian forward ‌will join the club on a permanent basis and will sign a contract for the next three seasons, until 30 June 2029[/b]," read the statement.[/p][p]Abdelkarim is currently on ‌international duty at the 2026 World Cup, where ‌he has featured in Egypt's opening two matches against Belgium and New Zealand.[/p][embed guid="7a0ef08c-8b10-4dd2-aefd-d253a6c1bee8" url="https://x.com/FCBarcelonaB/status/2069383897297686996" social-type="twitter" /]

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