External press reports have revealed an increasing likelihood of Hamza Abdel Karim, the Spanish club Barcelona player, being included in his team's starting lineup against English side Birmingham City.
Spanish club Barcelona faces English team Birmingham City at a quarter to ten this evening, Friday, at St Andrew's Stadium in England, as part of the Blaugrana's preparations for the start of next season's competitions.
Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo reported that Hamza Abdel Karim will start in the position of Barcelona's outright striker, according to the expected calculations for the team's lineup against Birmingham.
According to what the newspaper reported, the Egyptian striker will be in the attacking line alongside Karim Adeyemi, Barcelona's latest signing in the ongoing summer transfer window, who arrived from German side Borussia Dortmund.
The expected Barcelona lineup for the friendly against Birmingham City came as follows:
Goalkeeper: Wojciech Szczęsny
Defense: Héctor Fort - Andreas Christensen - Gerard Martín - Jofre Torrents
Midfield: Tommy Márquez - Marc Bernal - Ibrahima Tunkara
Attack: Roni Bardghji - Hamza Abdel Karim - Karim Adeyemi.
It is noted that Hansi Flick, Barcelona's head coach, had promoted Hamza Abdel Karim to the first team in order to participate in the team's preparations for next season's competitions.
Hamza Abdel Karim had participated in Barcelona's friendly win over Europa, one of the Spanish third-division clubs, by four goals to one last week.
