Overview
- Barcelona has agreed a new deal that will keep 18-year-old Hamza Abdelkarim at the club through 2030.
- The club scheduled a formal signing at president Joan Laporta's office for Tuesday and will present Abdelkarim to the media after the ceremony.
- Abdelkarim originally joined Barça's youth ranks in the winter on a contract to 2029 that carried a reported €15 million release clause.
- Without playing for Barça Atlètic he made Egypt's World Cup squad and then joined first-team preseason, finishing as Barcelona's top scorer in friendlies and earning his first LaLiga minutes under Hansi Flick.
- Barcelona says it will raise his buyout clause substantially though the new amount remains undisclosed, a move that secures the club's hold on a rapidly rising young forward and could deter outside bids.