FC Barcelona are getting closer and closer to making Hamza Abdelkarim their player on a permanent basis. The Egyptian forward arrived on loan from Al Ahly, and although there is still no official announcement from the blaugrana club, several recent reports place the operation in a very advanced stage. Some even suggest that the club is now practically decided on activating the purchase option this summer.
The feeling inside the club has changed dramatically in a very short time. What initially looked like a low-risk move to monitor his development has quickly become a much more serious file. His performances in the final stretch of the season and the media impact created by his Egypt call-up have reinforced the idea that Barça do not want to miss this opportunity.
Hamza convinces with goals, impact and a rapid breakthrough
The striker arrived in winter with the idea of strengthening the club’s youth structure, but his path did not unfold exactly as expected. Various reports suggest that the initial plan was focused on Barça Atlètic, although he eventually competed with the Juvenil A side, where his impact was immediate.
That is where his name truly started to explode inside the blaugrana academy system. Reports following his development especially highlight his ability to attack the box, his natural goalscoring instinct and the influence he has had on the team in such a short period of time. The club believe they are not simply dealing with a flashy young promise, but with a striker who has genuine conditions to grow very quickly inside Barça’s competitive ecosystem.
Egypt completely changes the scenario
The major breakthrough arrived with his inclusion in Egypt’s preliminary squad for the 2026 World Cup. Reuters confirmed that coach Hossam Hassan included the Barça under-19 attacker in the preliminary call-up, something that massively increases both his sporting and media exposure ahead of the summer. The report also described him as one of the most promising attacking talents in Egyptian football.
That international leap changes the entire reading of the operation. This is no longer just an internal academy project, but a forward who could reach the biggest showcase of the summer while sharing camp with stars like Mohamed Salah and Omar Marmoush. Inside Barça, they know a tournament like that could dramatically increase his perceived value, and precisely for that reason they do not want to arrive late to a decision they have been carefully evaluating for months.
A strategic, affordable and future-focused investment
The important detail in all of this is that there is still no official confirmation from Barça regarding the permanent purchase. In fact, some recent reports indicate that the club had not yet definitively closed the activation of the clause, although the overall trend remains clearly favourable towards completing the deal. There are also differences between reports regarding the exact payment structure, with some versions speaking about a base fee close to €3 million and others placing the fixed amount around €1.5 million plus variables.
What does seem quite clear is the logic behind the move. For Barça, securing the future of a striker with this kind of profile for a relatively contained investment fits perfectly into the club’s current strategy: young talent, affordable cost and huge development margin. That is why, even if the institutional announcement is still missing, the outcome increasingly points towards a strategic signing designed to stay ahead of the market before more competitors appear around Hamza Abdelkarim.
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