Overview
- Barcelona has agreed to extend Hamza Abdelkarim’s contract until 30 June 2030, deepening its commitment to the 18-year-old striker.
- The move follows a June transaction in which Barcelona paid €1.5 million to Al Ahly to exercise a purchase option that initially tied Hamza to the club.
- Hamza’s senior appearances for Egypt at the World Cup — including a substitution for Mohamed Salah — made him the youngest Egyptian and the youngest Arab to debut at the tournament and raised his public profile.
- Sporting director Deco publicly described Hamza as “a true number 9, a 9 of the future,” signaling the club’s sporting belief in his role as a long-term forward option.
- The club has scheduled a formal signing and media presentation and will complete administrative steps that followed an earlier one-month registration delay after his arrival and his progression from Juvenil A to first-team preseason involvement.