Hamza Abdelkarim, Barcelona striker, arrived at the Joan Gamper Sports City to begin the preparation period for the new season with his club.
Hamza Abdelkarim is expected to play with Barcelona's reserve team next season, but his chances of appearing with the first team are not few.
At the beginning, Barcelona coach Hans Flick arrived at the Joan Gamper Sports City at seven in the morning to begin Barcelona's preparations for the new season.
The German coach waited for the players who would undergo physical and medical examinations that started at 9 a.m.
🚨 7:09 y Hansi Flick ya está en la Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper para el inicio de la pretemporada del Barça. El míster ha sido el más madrugador.@JijantesFC
Hamza Abdelkarim was the second to arrive at the club after his young teammate Toni Fernandez.
He was accompanied by his father and brother.
🇪🇬 Hamza Abdelkarim empieza la pretemporada del Barça, ni una semana después de finalizar su participación en el Mundial con la selección egipcia. El delantero juvenil se pone a las órdenes de Hansi Flick. Su familia le acompaña en la llegada a las instalaciones.@JijantesFC
Then the players continued to arrive one after another.
Barcelona player Hamza Abdelkarim decided not to take any rest period after finishing his journey with the Egyptian national team in the 2026 World Cup.
The young striker traveled to Spain to join Barcelona's camp directly in preparation for the new season, refusing to take a vacation after participating with the Egyptian national team in the World Cup.
Hamza Abdelkarim's decision comes in light of his desire to be present from the first day of the preparation period, in order to prepare in the best way for the new season with the Catalan team.
Flick decided to rely on Hamza Abdelkarim and some of the youth to support the first team during the team's preparation period in preparation for the new 2026-2027 season, in light of the absence of the team's stars participating in the World Cup so far or those who took a rest period after participating in the World Cup.
Hamza's participation with the Egyptian national team in the 2026 World Cup increased his stock within Barcelona, after participating in 4 matches during the tournament.
Barcelona decided to activate the player's purchase clause from Al Ahly for 1.5 million euros after a 6-month loan period.
Abdelkarim scored 6 goals in 11 matches with the youth team in the second half of last season, which prompted the club to insist on signing him permanently.
