Exciting Barcelona teenager pens new and improved contract at Camp Nou

By Matt Law | 15 Sep 2026 18:53, Last updated: 15 Sep 2026 18:54

Barcelona person announced that teenage guardant Hamza Abdelkarim has extended his declaration with the Catalan outfit until the summertime of 2030.

The 18-year-old initially joined Barcelona connected indebtedness from Al Ahly successful January, spending the 2nd fractional of the 2025-26 run with the club's 2nd team.

Abdelkarim was promoted to the elder broadside upon his accomplishment connected a imperishable ground implicit the summer, initially penning a woody until June 2029.

However, owed to his development, Barcelona person extended the attacker's declaration until 2030, with the caller woody including improved presumption and a substantially higher merchandise clause.

It is understood that the Egypt international's merchandise clause has risen from €15m (£13m) to €150m (£128m).

President @JoanLaportaFCB renews Hamza Abdelkarim ? pic.twitter.com/2WFmokIect

Abdelkarim extends Barcelona declaration until 2030

The guardant scored doubly for Barcelona during pre-season and has since made his competitory debut against Rayo Vallecano successful Spain's apical flight.

Abdelkarim has been successful the matchday squad for each of Barcelona's six first-team matches astatine the commencement of the 2026-27 campaign.

“It’s a imagination to beryllium astatine this nine and correspond it. Playing clip is the coach’s determination and I respect that. I enactment each time to improve,” he said aft signing a caller deal.

“I request clip to get amended and assistance the team. I cognize the minutes volition travel and I person to beryllium acceptable erstwhile they do. It’s a dream, arsenic I say, to travel present with the thought of winning galore trophies and contributing goals, which is my occupation arsenic a striker.

We’ve got Hamza for years to travel ?❤️ pic.twitter.com/EVLYeqOnyL

Abdelkarim has impressed since arriving astatine Barcelona

“I don’t cognize if I’ll play with the reserve team. I don’t deliberation I shouldn’t, and I shouldn’t beryllium ashamed if I do.

“It’s precise important to get playing time, people goals, bid with the archetypal team, and beryllium myself connected the pitch, wherever it whitethorn beryllium - with the archetypal team, the reserves, the nationalist team… I enactment each time for that.

“I repeat. I privation to people goals, triumph trophies, particularly the Champions League. But I similar to speech astir goals alternatively than dreams, due to the fact that that’s however I spot it.”

Abdelkarim has been capped connected six occasions by Egypt.