Spanish press reports praised the Egyptian striker Hamza Abdel Karim, who shone with Barcelona and scored a brace against Birmingham in a friendly in preparation for the new season.
The Spanish newspaper "lavanguardia" mentioned that Hamza Abdel Karim has become the first Egyptian football player in Barcelona's history and continues his very promising career with the team.
Hamza Abdel Karim made his first appearance with the Egyptian national team in the World Cup, becoming the youngest Egyptian international player in history and the youngest Arab to participate in the World Cup finals.
Sources inside Barcelona mentioned about Hamza Abdel Karim after scoring two goals against Birmingham: "We were aware of the talent he possesses and our decision to sign him was correct, this is the result of the work of the entire talent scouting department".
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It also added: "We sign such deals as we have the first team in mind".
Barcelona is looking for a clear number 9 striker, and Hans Flick is taking advantage of the preparation period to give opportunities to young players at a time when the possibility of signing the Argentine Julian Alvarez, striker of Atletico Madrid, is increasingly diminishing.
The match between Barcelona and Birmingham witnessed Hamza Abdel Karim scoring two goals, the first came from a penalty he won in the 41st minute before giving the lead to his team after following up a shot by Rony Bardji.
Hamza Abdel Karim received praise from Carlos Vicente, Birmingham's playmaker, who said about him: "He has to leave happy because he scored two goals, I think he presented a very good level, playing in the striker position is not easy, Barcelona is acting smartly by investing in young players like him and I wish him all the best".
Hamza Abdel Karim had expressed his admiration for Barcelona star Lamine Yamal, saying although he has not played alongside him yet: "He is our best player and I am looking forward to working with him".
Hamza Abdel Karim is currently spending long hours in Barcelona with the newly joined Karim Adeyemi, where they will try to learn Spanish together and communicate in English.